School age population, lower secondary education, male in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 28,882 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
28,882 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
154th
of 205 countries
All-time high
96,705 number
in 1999
All-time low
26,570 number
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 28,882 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Latvia peaked at 96,705 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26,570 number, in 2013.
That places Latvia 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88,674 number | — |
| 1971 | 89,251 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 91,323 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 92,739 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 93,430 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 93,384 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 92,529 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 91,993 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 90,955 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 89,056 number | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 86,372 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 83,770 number | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 83,686 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 84,656 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 86,761 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 89,570 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 92,030 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 93,028 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93,104 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 91,955 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 89,759 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 87,482 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 86,762 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 86,821 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 87,722 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 89,278 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 91,087 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 92,926 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 94,532 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 96,705 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 96,354 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 94,881 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 92,427 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 89,110 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 84,662 number | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 78,170 number | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 71,681 number | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 43,134 number | -39.8% |
| 2008 | 38,721 number | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 34,246 number | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 31,235 number | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 28,740 number | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 26,950 number | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 26,570 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 26,963 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 27,368 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27,587 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 27,857 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 28,219 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 28,882 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,333 number | 88,674 number | 93,430 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,493 number | 83,686 number | 93,104 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,307 number | 86,762 number | 96,705 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,339 number | 34,246 number | 96,354 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,037 number | 26,570 number | 31,235 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Latvia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Latvia was 28,882 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 96,705 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,570 number in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Latvia ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.