Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 140 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia stood at 140.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia peaked at 162 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 96, in 1975.
Latvia ranks 111th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 120 | — |
| 1965 | 133 | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 96 | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 132 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 162 | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 162 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 160 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 140 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 130 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 140 | +7.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 140 is below the median for high income countries, which is 385, 36% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 140 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 521.5, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.5 | 120 | 133 | 2 |
| 1970s | 114 | 96 | 132 | 2 |
| 1980s | 147 | 132 | 162 | 2 |
| 1990s | 161 | 160 | 162 | 2 |
| 2000s | 135 | 130 | 140 | 2 |
| 2010s | 140 | 140 | 140 | 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: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Latvia was 140 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 162 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 in 1975.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Latvia ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.