The open data from the Estonian Education Information System (EHIS) can be used as a single source in studies analyzing, for example, students’ and teachers’ spatial mobility, the safety of school routes, school accessibility via public transport, the role of schools in residential choice, and the formation of spatial and social connections with the surrounding neighborhood.
EHIS open data includes, among other things, information on:
- Educational institutions (e.g., registry code, name, language of instruction, type of ownership, form of education, type of institution, owner, location, operating mode, contact information);
- Curricula (e.g., registry code, curriculum code, type of curriculum, curriculum name, curriculum specialization, accreditation information);
- Operating licenses (e.g., institution name, registry code, type of institution, license number, type of license, date of issue);
- Number of students.
The locations of universities, vocational schools, general education schools, hobby schools, and kindergartens are provided with precision at the county, municipality, settlement/district, and address level.
The oldest data dates back to 2004, and the datasets are continuously updated. Open data is available for download in CSV, XML, or JSON formats.
Data Usage
EHIS open data is accessible via an API or through the portal Haridussilm.ee. Queries can be conducted through the API following the API usage guide, and the portal provides the option to generate extracts via a visual user interface. Some data (e.g., educational institutions’ contact information, extracts from the curricula registry, student and teacher statistics) are also available as summary tables.
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