Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation was 4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4 for distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia peaked at 5.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.8 | — |
| 2014 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.19 | 4 | 5.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.08 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 13 Netherlands 5.5 compare
- 14 Hungary 4.6 compare
- 15 Luxembourg 4.2 compare
- 17 Lithuania 3.9 compare
- 18 Norway 3.8 compare
- 19 Switzerland 3.2 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia?
- Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation in Latvia was 4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation by age groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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