Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Latvia
Latvia: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Latvia, 1995–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Latvia peaked at 3.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
That places Latvia 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.2% | — |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 8 |
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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 repeaters, primary, total in Latvia?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Latvia was 0.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Latvia ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.