Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia

Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total was 7.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.99
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.99
in 2010
All-time low
2.77
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 2.81965: 2.81970: 2.81975: 3.41980: 3.41985: 3.71990: 3.71995: 42000: 42005: 42010: 8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 7.99 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia peaked at 7.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 1960.

Latvia ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.77
1965 2.8 +1.1%
1970 2.83 +1.1%
1975 3.4 +20.1%
1980 3.4 +0.0%
1985 3.74 +10.0%
1990 3.73 -0.3%
1995 3.96 +6.2%
2000 3.99 +0.8%
2005 3.99 +0.0%
2010 7.99 +100.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.79 2.77 2.8 2
1970s 3.12 2.83 3.4 2
1980s 3.57 3.4 3.74 2
1990s 3.84 3.73 3.96 2
2000s 3.99 3.99 3.99 2
2010s 7.99 7.99 7.99 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Czechia 8.99 compare
  2. 2 Slovakia 8.98 compare
  3. 3 Belize 7.99 compare
  4. 3 Lithuania 7.99 compare
  5. 3 Poland 7.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total in Latvia was 7.99 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 45-49, total recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 7.99 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 1960.
How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total?
Latvia ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.