Over-age students, primary, male in Latvia
Latvia: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Latvia stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Latvia peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 132nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +278.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.9% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Latvia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Latvia was 3.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Latvia ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.