Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Latvia
Latvia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 72.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 72.0% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Latvia peaked at 78.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 9th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.0% | — |
| 2000 | 69.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 57.4% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 72.0% | 78.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Latvia?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Latvia was 72.0% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.