School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 10,226 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia is 10,226, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia peaked at 11,225 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,758, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 152nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,225 | — |
| 2002 | 10,069 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 9,270 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 8,758 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 8,842 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 9,156 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 9,658 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9,397 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9,485 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9,714 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9,366 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9,881 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 10,230 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10,678 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 10,971 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10,091 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 8,998 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 9,041 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,553 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 10,134 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 10,532 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10,588 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,713 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 10,226 | -4.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 10,226 is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,474, 53% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 10,226 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32,312, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,540 | 8,758 | 11,225 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,852 | 8,998 | 10,971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,439 | 10,134 | 10,713 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia was 10,226 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,225 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,758 in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Latvia ranks 152nd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release