Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 4.99 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia stood at 4.99. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia peaked at 4.99 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 1960.
Latvia ranks 15th 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.32 | — |
| 1965 | 1.54 | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 1.82 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 2.12 | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 2.39 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 2.67 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 2.84 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6 | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 4.04 | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 4.75 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 4.99 | +5.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.13, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.54, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.97 | 1.82 | 2.12 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.53 | 2.39 | 2.67 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.22 | 2.84 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.39 | 4.04 | 4.75 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.99 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Latvia was 4.99 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.