School age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 120,807 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
120,807 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
152nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
156,529 number
in 1995
All-time low
75,575 number
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia stood at 120,807 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 156,529 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 75,575 number, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 152nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 141,932 number | — |
| 1971 | 142,510 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 142,759 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 141,374 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 138,584 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 135,005 number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 131,547 number | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 129,460 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 128,619 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 130,015 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 133,646 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 138,257 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 142,608 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 145,092 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 145,120 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 143,004 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 140,193 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 138,571 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 138,500 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 140,553 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 144,545 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 149,251 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 152,378 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 154,552 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 155,920 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 156,529 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 156,273 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 155,169 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 151,949 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 140,807 number | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 132,664 number | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 121,489 number | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 109,520 number | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 98,422 number | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 87,641 number | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 80,471 number | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 75,575 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 116,439 number | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 113,115 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 110,997 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 110,424 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 111,128 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 112,233 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 113,650 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 114,829 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 118,019 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 121,280 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 122,279 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 122,145 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 120,807 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136,180 number | 128,619 number | 142,759 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,554 number | 133,646 number | 145,120 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 151,737 number | 140,807 number | 156,529 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,633 number | 75,575 number | 132,664 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,679 number | 110,424 number | 122,279 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Latvia was 120,807 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 156,529 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,575 number in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.