Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia
Latvia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.05 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2015
All-time low
0.9523
in 1989
Years of data
16
1989–2019
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia, 1989–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia stood at 1.05.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia peaked at 1.06 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9523, in 1989.
That places Latvia 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9523 | — |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9523 | 0.9523 | 0.9523 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Latvia was 1.05 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9523 in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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