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Statistics on educational institutions
Estonia

Estonia

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 27 November 2023
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This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education

Type of educational institution in English (and in national language)

 ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided​ Number of educational institutions

Total

 Public Government-dependent private Private independent
Pre-school childcare institution (koolieelne lasteasutus) 0 (-) 618 563 55 (-)
Pre-school/Primary school (lasteaed-algkool) 0,1 (-) 19 8 11 (-)
Primary school (algkool) 1 (-) 37 35 2 (-)
Basic school (põhikool) 1,2 G 212 190 22 (-)
Pre-school/Basic school (lastead-põhikool) 0,1,2 G 89 84 5 (-)
Upper secondary school (keskkool/gümnaasium) 1,2,3 G 133 120 13 (-)
Upper secondary school (keskkool/gümnaasium) 0,1,2,3 G 3 1 2 (-)
Upper secondary school (keskkool/gümnaasium) 3 G 24 23 1 (-)
Vocational education institution (kutseõppeasutus) 2,3,4 V 7 4 3 (-)
Vocational education institution (kutseõppeasutus) 3 V 26 26 0 (-)

Source: Estonian Ministry of Education and Research (Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium). Education database HaridusSilm, 2019 (last accessed 10/12/2019) 

ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education
G= General V= Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable

Terminology

The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

  1. Legal entity approach was used to collect data.
  2. 39 educational institutions (32 public, 7 private) providing special needs education at ISCED levels 0,1,2,3 are included in the total number of institutions. 5 of them (2 private) operate at ISCED levels 0,1,2; 31 (5 private) at ISCED 1,2; 2 at ISCED 1,2,3 and one at ISCED 0,1,2,3.