Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 3.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia peaked at 32.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1965 | 27.3% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 29.4% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | -39.3% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -66.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.1% | 27.0% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 29.4% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 29.5% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 16.8% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 4.3% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Latvia was 3.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Latvia ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary