Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia
Latvia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia peaked at 2.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Latvia 115th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9187.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +96.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +43.9% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +36.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +9187.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia was 2.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Latvia ranks 115th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release