School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 17,740 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia stood at 17,740.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia peaked at 35,872 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 15,834, in 2018.
Latvia ranks 120th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32,604 | — |
| 2002 | 33,181 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 34,976 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 35,872 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 35,196 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 35,279 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 35,700 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34,900 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 33,017 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 30,970 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 28,869 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 27,029 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 24,718 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 21,628 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 19,407 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 17,500 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 16,312 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 15,834 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 16,137 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 17,021 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 17,216 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17,014 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17,612 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 17,740 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,525 | 32,604 | 35,872 | 9 |
| 2010s | 21,840 | 15,834 | 30,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,321 | 17,014 | 17,740 | 5 |
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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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Latvia was 17,740 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,872 in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,834 in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 120th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release