Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia
Latvia: Number of pre-primary education enrolments was 76,423 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76,423
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
51st
of 73 countries
All-time high
95,684
in 1986
All-time low
44,659
in 1993
Years of data
37
1981–2024
Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia, 1981–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 76,423 for number of pre-primary education enrolments in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia peaked at 95,684 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 44,659, in 1993.
That places Latvia 51st out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 84,165 | — |
| 1986 | 95,684 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 87,706 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 74,423 | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 60,926 | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 44,659 | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 49,188 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 56,806 | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 62,942 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 62,673 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 60,125 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 57,747 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 56,585 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 53,060 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 51,892 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 59,811 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 60,715 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 62,811 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 64,668 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 67,067 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 68,512 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 71,012 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 71,057 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 74,587 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 78,200 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 79,681 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 78,732 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 76,069 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 74,428 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 75,002 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77,391 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 80,242 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 82,157 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 82,853 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 81,578 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 80,298 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 76,423 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89,924 | 84,165 | 95,684 | 2 |
| 1990s | 61,720 | 44,659 | 87,706 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,613 | 51,892 | 71,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,539 | 71,057 | 80,242 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,662 | 76,423 | 82,853 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia?
- Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Latvia was 76,423 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of pre-primary education enrolments recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 95,684 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of pre-primary education enrolments recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,659 in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for number of pre-primary education enrolments?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of pre-primary education enrolments rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of pre-primary education enrolments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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