Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Latvia
Latvia: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 7,625 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Latvia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia stood at 7,625.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia peaked at 11,331 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,785, in 1998.
That places Latvia 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,785 | — |
| 1999 | 3,008 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 3,483 | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 3,685 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 4,441 | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 4,378 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,674 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3,960 | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 6,560 | +65.6% |
| 2008 | 7,796 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 7,279 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 6,326 | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 6,607 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 9,950 | +50.6% |
| 2013 | 11,331 | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 8,413 | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 8,893 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 8,495 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 7,977 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7,902 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8,131 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7,905 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 7,880 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 7,625 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,896 | 2,785 | 3,008 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,140 | 3,483 | 7,796 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,402 | 6,326 | 11,331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,803 | 7,625 | 7,905 | 3 |
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia was 7,625 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,331 in 2013.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,785 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release