Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia
Estonia: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia is 10.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 32nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.9% | — |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Estonia was 10.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Estonia ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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