School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 27,147 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia is 27,147 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia peaked at 92,911 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25,152 number, in 2013.
Latvia ranks 155th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83,198 number | — |
| 1971 | 84,875 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 87,362 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 88,906 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 89,420 number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 88,985 number | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 87,768 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 86,909 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 85,745 number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 84,084 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 82,026 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 80,211 number | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 79,822 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 80,179 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 81,782 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 84,456 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 87,105 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 88,767 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 89,285 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 88,503 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 86,751 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 85,029 number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 84,296 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 84,316 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85,090 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 86,409 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 87,894 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 89,561 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 90,954 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 92,911 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 92,350 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 90,698 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 88,876 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 85,661 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 81,327 number | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 75,632 number | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 69,548 number | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 41,823 number | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 37,454 number | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 32,800 number | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 29,422 number | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 26,856 number | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 25,392 number | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 25,152 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 25,783 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26,352 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 26,539 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 26,493 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 26,568 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27,147 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86,725 number | 83,198 number | 89,420 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,214 number | 79,822 number | 89,285 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,321 number | 84,296 number | 92,911 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,617 number | 32,800 number | 92,350 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,570 number | 25,152 number | 29,422 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latvia was 27,147 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 92,911 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,152 number in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.