School enrollment, primary, female in Estonia
Estonia: School enrollment, primary, female was 94.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Estonia, 1995–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Estonia is 94.2%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Estonia peaked at 95.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1995.
Estonia ranks 67th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.0% | 86.1% | 89.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 92.5% | 94.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 94.1% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 64 Serbia 94.6% compare
- 65 United States 94.6% compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 94.4% compare
- 68 Hong Kong 94.2% compare
- 69 Burundi 94.1% compare
- 70 British Virgin Islands 94.0% compare
More education data for Estonia
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 754,206 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Estonia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Estonia was 94.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Estonia ranks 67th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.