Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Latvia
Latvia: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 68.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Latvia stood at 68.2%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Latvia peaked at 73.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 9th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.6% | — |
| 2000 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +49.6% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 44.7% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.2% | 73.6% | 8 |
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 female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Latvia?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Latvia was 68.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.