Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia
Latvia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 2.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia is 2.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 144th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 141 Belarus 2.4% compare
- 142 San Marino 2.3% compare
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.2% compare
- 145 Uruguay 2.2% compare
- 146 Turkey 2.0% compare
- 147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.0% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Latvia was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Latvia ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.