Estonia: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Estonia's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 11.2% on 2016 (from 17,176 to 19,102).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −2.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 14.6% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.1% 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 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% 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 2017, Estonia had the 50th highest value of the 61 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 2017 ranking

• Lithuania — 47th of 61: 24,108
• Latvia — 48th of 61: 23,901
• Ireland — 49th of 61: 19,280
• Luxembourg — 51st of 61: 16,067
• United Arab Emirates — 52nd of 61: 8,206
• Iceland — 53rd of 61: 6,768

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 29 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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, vocational pupils?

19,102 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is down 54.45% from 41,936 in 1986 (2.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 41,936 in 1986 and the lowest 14,621 in 2014.

How does Estonia rank?

50th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

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

In 2017, Estonia's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 11.2% on 2016 (from 17,176 to 19,102). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −2.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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