Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia
Latvia: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia peaked at 3.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Latvia ranks 138th of 175 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 rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 2.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | — |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | — |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +33.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 56% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 81% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -100.0% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | -100.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 135 Cuba 2.8% compare
- 136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 137 Norway 2.7% compare
- 139 Switzerland 2.1% compare
- 140 Netherlands 2.1% compare
- 141 Uruguay 2.0% 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 rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Latvia was 2.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Latvia ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release