Over-age students, primary in Latvia
Latvia: Over-age students, primary was 2.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Latvia, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Latvia is 2.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Latvia peaked at 5.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1999.
That places Latvia 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +229.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 134 Hong Kong, China 2.6% compare
- 135 Egypt 2.5% compare
- 136 Qatar 2.5% compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.4% compare
- 139 Denmark 2.4% compare
- 140 Montenegro 2.3% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Latvia?
- Over-age students, primary in Latvia was 2.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Latvia ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. 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 (% of 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.