Estonia: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Estonia's secondary education, pupils rose 3.8% on 2023 (from 99,476 to 103,245).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −1% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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 21.6% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.2% in 1996. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2,778 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 73rd highest value of the 100 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

• Latvia — 70th of 100: 123,994
• Fiji — 71st of 100: 113,613
• Bahrain — 72nd of 100: 109,221
• Mauritius — 74th of 100: 100,395
• Trinidad and Tobago — 75th of 100: 91,195
• Guyana — 76th of 100: 69,542

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 36 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 208,738 (2024)
• Andorra — 5,245 (2024)
• Armenia — 290,201 (2024)
• Austria — 706,802 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.06 million (2024)
• Belarus — 729,741 (2024)
• Belgium — 1.18 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 226,755 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 485,226 (2024)
• Croatia — 325,996 (2023)
• Cyprus — 61,230 (2024)
• 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 secondary education, pupils?

103,245 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is down 18.34% from 126,440 in 1986 (0.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 138,688 in 1990 and the lowest 77,873 in 2014.

How does Estonia rank?

73rd highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Estonia?

In 2024, Estonia's secondary education, pupils rose 3.8% on 2023 (from 99,476 to 103,245). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −1% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 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.SEC.ENRL, 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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