Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Latvia
Latvia: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 10 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Latvia, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 10 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Latvia peaked at 14.4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.6 | — |
| 2000 | 14.3 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.5 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.48 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 10 | 11.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Latvia?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Latvia was 10 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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