Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia
Latvia: Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme was 62,311 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62,311
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
64,241
in 2023
All-time low
54,825
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 62,311 for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia peaked at 64,241 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54,825, in 2014.
That places Latvia 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55,329 | — |
| 2014 | 54,825 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 55,331 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56,128 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 56,282 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 56,501 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 57,009 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58,130 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 60,745 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 63,007 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 64,241 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 62,311 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,915 | 54,825 | 57,009 | 7 |
| 2020s | 61,687 | 58,130 | 64,241 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,395 compare
- 27 North Macedonia 80,111 compare
- 28 Slovenia 67,949 compare
- 30 Estonia 50,622 compare
- 31 Montenegro 31,455 compare
- 32 Cyprus 30,831 compare
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 pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia?
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Latvia was 62,311 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,241 in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,825 in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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