School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 11,084 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,084
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
151st
of 222 countries
All-time high
11,764
in 2001
All-time low
9,189
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 11,084 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Latvia peaked at 11,764 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9,189, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 151st 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 entry in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11,764 | — |
| 2002 | 10,688 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 10,007 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 9,392 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 9,189 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9,604 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 10,018 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 9,624 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 9,900 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 10,401 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 9,961 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10,402 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 10,677 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11,098 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11,436 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10,516 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 9,825 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 9,570 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10,348 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 10,531 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11,321 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 11,467 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11,680 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 11,084 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,021 | 9,189 | 11,764 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,423 | 9,570 | 11,436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,217 | 10,531 | 11,680 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,101 compare
- 149 Albania 11,617 compare
- 150 Comoros 11,281 compare
- 152 Puerto Rico 11,010 compare
- 153 Solomon Islands 10,491 compare
- 153 Slovenia 10,491 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (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 11,084 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 11,764 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,189 in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Latvia ranks 151st 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 0.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release