Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Latvia
Latvia: Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage was 96,925 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96,925
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
100,291
in 2020
All-time low
74,684
in 2016
Years of data
11
2012–2023
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Latvia, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 96,925 for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Latvia peaked at 100,291 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74,684, in 2016.
That places Latvia 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level … coverage in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 79,681 | — |
| 2013 | 79,259 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 77,548 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 75,340 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 74,684 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 76,064 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 78,341 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 100,291 | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 100,009 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98,972 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 96,925 | -2.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 96,925 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 221,229, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 96,925 is below the median for high income countries, which is 242,274, 40% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77,274 | 74,684 | 79,681 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99,049 | 96,925 | 100,291 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Latvia?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in Latvia was 96,925 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,291 in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,684 in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme?
- Latvia ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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