Primary completion rate, male in Latvia
Latvia: Primary completion rate, male was 97.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in Latvia stood at 97.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Latvia peaked at 106.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.8% | — |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 102.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 106.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 102.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 102.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 103.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 103.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 103.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 100.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.6% | 99.8% | 106.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.6% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Latvia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Latvia was 97.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Latvia ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.