Funding of education in Latvia
Latvia: Funding of education was 33.7% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
33.7%
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
33rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2011
All-time low
25.5%
in 2009
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Latvia, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 33.7% for funding of education in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Latvia peaked at 33.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Funding of education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.7% | — |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 25.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 28.0% | 33.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Latvia?
- Funding of education in Latvia was 33.7% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for funding of education?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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