Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia

Latvia: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 172,817 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
172,817
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
25th
of 41 countries
All-time high
172,817
in 2024
All-time low
97,934
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia, 2012–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2012201820242012: 97.9k2013: 101.1k2014: 102.1k2015: 121.6k2016: 137.0k2017: 139.3k2018: 141.3k2019: 139.7k2020: 140.7k2021: 152.7k2022: 161.4k2023: 164.3k2024: 172.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia is 172,817, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia peaked at 172,817 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97,934, in 2012.

That places Latvia 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 97,934 —
2013 101,072 +3.2%
2014 102,064 +1.0%
2015 121,590 +19.1%
2016 136,983 +12.7%
2017 139,326 +1.7%
2018 141,285 +1.4%
2019 139,672 -1.1%
2020 140,686 +0.7%
2021 152,708 +8.5%
2022 161,418 +5.7%
2023 164,312 +1.8%
2024 172,817 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 122,491 97,934 141,285 8
2020s 158,388 140,686 172,817 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 22 Slovakia 207,972 compare
  2. 22 Slovakia 207,972 compare
  3. 24 Bulgaria 198,846 compare
  4. 25 Latvia 172,817 compare
  5. 27 Croatia 170,655 compare
  6. 27 Croatia 170,655 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia?
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Latvia was 172,817 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 172,817 in 2024.
What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 97,934 in 2012.
How does Latvia rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
Latvia ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 by education level and modern foreign language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 529 data points, 2012–2024
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