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
26th
of 31 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.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 33.7 for funding of education in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure 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 26th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Funding of education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 33.7 | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.66 | 25.5 | 32.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.85 | 28 | 33.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 26th out of 31 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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