Estonia vs Latvia: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Estonia
2.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Estonia rank
175th
Latvia rank
178th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2.11 units per square kilometre against 1.96 units per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.15 units per square kilometre.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 178th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.94 units per square kilometre 2.25 units per square kilometre 0.6858 units per square kilometre Estonia
2000s 2.2 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 0.4507 units per square kilometre Estonia
2010s 1.86 units per square kilometre 1.88 units per square kilometre 0.0211 units per square kilometre Latvia
2020s 2.09 units per square kilometre 1.93 units per square kilometre 0.1586 units per square kilometre Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Estonia or Latvia?
Estonia, at 2.11 units per square kilometre against 1.96 units per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Estonia and Latvia?
0.15 units per square kilometre, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Estonia ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 178th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.