Statistics
What percentage of Estonian society do young people aged 7–26 represent?
A) 16.4%
B) 21.1%
C) 38,6%
B) 21.1%
Which one is the most preferred after school activity among the youth?
A) Sports
B) Music and art
C) Nature
General culture
A) Sports
The Estonian Pupils’ Work Brigades (Eesti Õpilasmalev) owes its origins to which of the following agricultural initiatives:
A) Virgin Lands Campaign (1953)
B) Soviet Food Program (1982)
C) The Great Plan for the Transformation of Nature (1948)
D) Great Leap Forward (1958-62)
A) Virgin Lands Campaign (1953)
According to Estonian law, who is officially considered a “young person”?
A) 6–18 years old
B) 7–26 years old
C) 13–30 years old
D) Anyone under 21
B) 7–26 years old
What makes hobby education (huviharidus) different from simply doing a hobby in your free time?
A) It must lead to a professional qualification
B) It must take place inside a general education school
C) It is systematic, guided and voluntary learning
D) It must be organised by the state
C) It is systematic, guided and voluntary learning
How many youth centers (noortekeskus) exist in Estonia?
A) 189
B) 299
C) 507
B) 299
Football is one of the most preferred sports among the youth. Which one is the other?
A) Judo
B) Basketball
C) Tennis
D) Figure Skating
B) Basketball
Which of the following youth organisations was not dissolved in 1940:
A) Home Daughters (Kodutütred)
B) YMCA (NKMÜ)
C) Scouts and Guides
D) Young Pioneers
D) Young Pioneers
Which of these is a core principle of youth work in Estonia?
A) Young people participate because attendance is compulsory
B) Activities should primarily be decided by adults
C) Participation is voluntary and based on young people’s interests and needs
D) Youth work is mainly for young people who are not studying
C) Participation is voluntary and based on young people’s interests and needs
Which of these is NOT one of the five traditional main fields of hobby education in Estonia?
A) Sports
B) Technology
C) Entrepreneurship
D) Nature
C) Entrepreneurship
How high is the percentage of young people engaged in any kind of youth work or youth activities in Estonia?
A) 23%
B) 45%
C) 60%
C) 60%
Which one is the least preferred after school activity among the youth?
A) Music and art
B) General culture
C) Nature
D) Engineering
C) Nature
Which of the following was not offered to a typical täienduskooli (supplementary school) student in their regular timetable in Sydney in 1970s?
A) Estonian language
B) History of Estonia and its people
C) Singing and music
D) Folk dancing
D) Folk dancing
Who has the main responsibility for organising youth work at the local level in Estonia?
A) The European Commission
B) The Parliament
C) General education schools
D) Local municipalities and cities
D) Local municipalities and cities
How many hobby schools were operating in Estonia in the 2024/2025 academic year?
A) 511
B) 782
C) 849
D) 1,206
C) 849
Approximately what percentage of young people aged 15–26 in Estonia were neither working nor studying (NEET) in 2024?
A) 5%
B) 10.5%
C) 19%
D) 27%
B) 10.5%
How many hours per day do people in Estonia have to partake in leisure activities?
~3h per day
~4h per day
~5h per day
~6h per day
~6h per day
How many hours of work can a malevlane do outside the city at an overnight camp?
A) 2 hours a day
B) 4 hours a day
C) 6 hours a day
D) 8 hours a day
C) 6 hours a day
For an organisation to legally qualify as a youth association (noorteühing) in Estonia, at least what proportion of its members must be young people?
A) One third
B) Half
C) Two thirds
D) 100%
C) Two thirds
Which activity is the most popular in private hobby schools in Estonia?
A) Music & Art
B) Technology
C) Sports
D) Nature
C) Sports
How many young people participated in Estonian summer work camps (õpilasmalev) in a single season?
A) 2273
B) 4385
C) 7356
B) 4385
How many sauna rooms are inside Elamuse SPA?
A) 19
B) 22
C) 31
D) 35
B) 22
Which of the following foreign-Estonian summer camps was founded outside Estonia in 1949?
A) Sweden
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) Finland
A) Sweden
Which organisation can legally qualify as a youth work association (noorsootööühing) in Estonia?
A) Only a government institution
B) Only a student council
C) An NGO or foundation representing youth workers
D) Only a registered hobby school
C) An NGO or foundation representing youth workers
Almost half of all hobby-school curricula in Estonia belong to which field?
A) Sport
B) Dance
C) Technology
D) Music
D) Music