Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia

Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 12.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.9%
World rank
36th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2010
All-time low
2.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia, 1960–2010

2.557.51012.51960198520101960: 2.71965: 3.31970: 41975: 4.51980: 5.51985: 6.81990: 6.81995: 8.62000: 8.42005: 10.82010: 12.9

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 54.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia peaked at 12.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1960.

Latvia ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Latvia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.7%
1965 3.3% +22.6%
1970 4.0% +21.8%
1975 4.5% +14.6%
1980 5.5% +21.3%
1985 6.8% +22.6%
1990 6.8% +1.2%
1995 8.6% +25.5%
2000 8.4% -2.4%
2005 10.8% +29.1%
2010 12.9% +19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% 2
1970s 4.3% 4.0% 4.5% 2
1980s 6.1% 5.5% 6.8% 2
1990s 7.7% 6.8% 8.6% 2
2000s 9.6% 8.4% 10.8% 2
2010s 12.9% 12.9% 12.9% 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 33 Bulgaria 13.6% compare
  2. 34 Cuba 13.4% compare
  3. 35 Switzerland 13.3% compare
  4. 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.7% compare
  5. 38 Norway 12.5% compare
  6. 39 Colombia 12.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Latvia was 12.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1960.
How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Latvia ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary