Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 3.91 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.91 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia peaked at 7.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1960.
That places Latvia 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.26 | — |
| 1965 | 3.32 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.79 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 3.81 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.74 | +103.1% |
| 1985 | 7.8 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 7.85 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.94 | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 3.98 | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 3.99 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.91 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 | 3.26 | 3.32 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.8 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.77 | 7.74 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.39 | 4.94 | 7.85 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.99 | 3.98 | 3.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.91 | 3.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Latvia was 3.91 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Latvia ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.