{"id":5666,"date":"2026-07-08T09:43:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/?page_id=5666"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:49:26","slug":"numbers-talk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/en\/parliament-of-estonia\/composition\/numbers-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 16 April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Riigikogu has 101 members:<br>30 women, 71 men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-info is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A record number of women \u2013 30 \u2013 were elected to the 15th Riigikogu.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Higher education \u2013 85<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secondary education \u2013 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vocational secondary education \u2013 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>University of Tartu\u2013 42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tallinn University \u2013 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonian University of Life Sciences \u2013 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tallinn University of Technology \u2013 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre \u2013 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonian Academy of Arts \u2013 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specialisation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business manager 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lawyer 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Historian 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economist 6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journalist 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineer 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social worker 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physician 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public administrator 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Education specialist 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performing artist 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teacher 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agronomist 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philologist 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Philosopher 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial analyst 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Land surveyor 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychologist 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Architect 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biologist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designer 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electromechanic 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental specialist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physiotherapist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physicist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geneticist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound director 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hunting biologist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real estate maintenance manager 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communications specialist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choir conductor 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Land improvement specialist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mathematician 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Police officer 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recreation manager 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theologist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health protection specialist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health politics specialist 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports coach 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veterinarian 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year of birth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1995\u2013<\/td><td>2 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1985\u20131994<\/td><td>11 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1975\u20131984<\/td><td>30 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1965\u20131974<\/td><td>28 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1955\u20131964<\/td><td>24 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u20131954<\/td><td>6 members<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parliamentary experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Number of parliamentary terms for the members of the 15th Riigikogu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>41 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>26 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>14 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>9 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>5 members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>6&nbsp;members<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows the age-old saying: one image says more than a thousand words. 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