Estonia: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Estonia's children out of school, primary, female rose 36.3% on 2023 (from 1,120 to 1,527).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2023), the average change was +3.2% and a typical year strayed about 16.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 45.1% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.9% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Estonia had the 58th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Estonia in the 2024 ranking

• Sweden — 55th of 72: 2,067
• Barbados — 56th of 72: 1,659
• Denmark — 57th of 72: 1,658
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 59th of 72: 1,500
• Latvia — 60th of 72: 1,370
• Slovak Republic — 61st of 72: 1,130

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 11 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Albania — 10,813 (2023)
• Andorra — 61 (2024)
• Armenia — 3,891 (2023)
• Austria — 2,599 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 81 (2024)
• Belarus — 12,179 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,554 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 738 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 6,943 (2024)
• Cyprus — 95 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Estonia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 89,246 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 94.31% (2019)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.52% (2017)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 63,544 (2017)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Estonia's children out of school, primary, female?

1,527 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2014?

It is up 64.9% from 926 in 2014 (5.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,527 in 2024 and the lowest 772 in 2022.

How does Estonia rank?

58th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, female unusual for Estonia?

In 2024, Estonia's children out of school, primary, female rose 36.3% on 2023 (from 1,120 to 1,527). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2023), the average change was +3.2% and a typical year strayed about 16.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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