Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total was 1.44 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.44 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia peaked at 1.44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 1990.
Latvia ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.39 | — |
| 1965 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 0.49 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.16 | -68.0% |
| 1995 | 0.45 | +181.3% |
| 2000 | 0.24 | -46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.97 | +304.2% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.495 | 0.49 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.495 | 0.49 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.305 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.605 | 0.24 | 0.97 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total in Latvia was 1.44 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 20-24.