Share of primary school teachers who are women in Latvia
Latvia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 92.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Latvia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Latvia is 92.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Latvia peaked at 97.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1995.
That places Latvia 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.8% | 91.8% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 92.1% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.1% | 92.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 Tuvalu 92.5% compare
- 24 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
- 27 Anguilla 91.4% compare
- 28 Austria 91.4% 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 primary school teachers who are women in Latvia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Latvia was 92.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.