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 185 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 185 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia peaked at 367 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 114, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 326 | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 191 | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 297 | +55.5% |
| 2007 | 304 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 289 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 268 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 367 | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 296 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 192 | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 255 | +32.8% |
| 2014 | 261 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 347 | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 229 | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 114 | -50.2% |
| 2018 | 212 | +86.0% |
| 2019 | 141 | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 182 | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 197 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 190 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 197 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 185 | -6.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 185 is below the median for high income countries, which is 672.5, 28% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 185 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 975, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280 | 191 | 326 | 7 |
| 2010s | 241.4 | 114 | 367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190.2 | 182 | 197 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 185 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 367 in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Latvia ranks 133rd out of 176 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 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release