Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia
Latvia: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 475 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 475 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia peaked at 717 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 191, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 143rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 285 | — |
| 2004 | 537 | +88.4% |
| 2005 | 191 | -64.4% |
| 2006 | 538 | +181.7% |
| 2007 | 537 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 289 | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 457 | +58.1% |
| 2010 | 663 | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 542 | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 537 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 622 | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 642 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 717 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 593 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 359 | -39.5% |
| 2018 | 421 | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 443 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 471 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 512 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 500 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 533 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 475 | -10.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 475 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,726, 28% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 475 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924, 25% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +181.7% | 191 | 538 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 404.86 | 191 | 538 | 7 |
| 2010s | 553.9 | 359 | 717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 498.2 | 471 | 533 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 140 Trinidad and Tobago 580.05 compare
- 141 Tonga 509 compare
- 142 Republic of Moldova 494.71 compare
- 144 Greece 407 compare
- 145 Albania 403 compare
- 146 Hong Kong, China 376.71 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia was 475 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 717 in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 191 in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Latvia ranks 143rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release