Numbers talk

Everyone knows the age-old saying: one image says more than a thousand words. The Riigikogu makes its decisions in a rational way, often based on numbers. Numbers thus speak to the MPs more clearly than images, but for a particularly eloquent result, let us combine the two.

As of 16 April 2025.

The Riigikogu has 101 members:
30 women, 71 men.

Education

Higher education – 85
Secondary education – 14
Vocational secondary education – 2

University

University of Tartu– 42
Tallinn University – 15
Estonian University of Life Sciences – 10
Tallinn University of Technology – 8
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre – 3
Estonian Academy of Arts – 3
Other 17

Specialisation

Business manager 12
Lawyer 11
Historian 7
Economist 6
Journalist 5
Engineer 5
Social worker 4
Physician 3
Public administrator 3
Education specialist 3
Performing artist 3
Military 3
Teacher 3
Agronomist 2
Philologist 2
Philosopher 2
Financial analyst 2
Land surveyor 2
Psychologist 2
Architect 1
Biologist 1
Designer 1
Electromechanic 1
Environmental specialist 1
Physiotherapist 1
Physicist 1
Geneticist 1
Sound director 1
Hunting biologist 1
Chemist 1
Real estate maintenance manager 1
Communications specialist 1
Choir conductor 1
Artist 1
Land improvement specialist 1
Mathematician 1
Police officer 1
Recreation manager 1
Theologist 1
Health protection specialist 1
Health politics specialist 1
Sports coach 1
Veterinarian 1

Year of birth

1995–	2 members
1985–1994	11 members
1975–1984	30 members
1965–1974	28 members
1955–1964	24 members
–1954	6 members

Parliamentary experience

Number of parliamentary terms for the members of the15th Riigikogu:

1	41 members
2	26 members
3	14 members
4	9 members
5	5 members
6	6 members
7	–
8	–