Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Latvia
Latvia: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 22.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Latvia is 22.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Latvia peaked at 43.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.6% | — |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.5% | 23.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 48 New Zealand 23.1% compare
- 49 Niger 22.8% compare
- 50 Macau, China 22.7% compare
- 52 Australia 21.8% compare
- 53 Seychelles 21.4% compare
- 54 Poland 21.2% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Latvia?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Latvia was 22.7% 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 information and communication recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.