Adolescents out of school, female in Latvia
Latvia: Adolescents out of school, female was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Latvia, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.5% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Latvia peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.
That places Latvia 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +77.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +113.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +104.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +86.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +33.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Latvia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Latvia was 2.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Latvia ranks 115th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.