School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 61,893 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, male in Latvia stood at 61,893 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Latvia peaked at 79,894 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38,946 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, male (number) (School male) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,299 number | — |
| 1971 | 72,669 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 73,033 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 72,485 number | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 71,121 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 69,256 number | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 67,391 number | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 66,195 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 65,623 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 66,231 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 68,049 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 70,416 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 72,769 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 74,032 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 73,989 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 72,867 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 71,416 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 70,500 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 70,430 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 71,501 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 73,583 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 76,007 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 77,770 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 78,950 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 79,635 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 79,894 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79,726 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 79,161 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 77,547 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 71,917 number | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 67,705 number | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 61,779 number | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 55,721 number | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 50,232 number | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 44,919 number | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 41,482 number | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 38,946 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 59,851 number | +53.7% |
| 2008 | 58,107 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 56,800 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 56,370 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 56,759 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57,482 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 58,234 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58,879 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60,571 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 62,204 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62,542 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62,584 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 61,893 number | -1.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 61,893 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 53% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 61,893 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +53.7% | 38,946 number | 59,851 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,630 number | 65,623 number | 73,033 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,597 number | 68,049 number | 74,032 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,419 number | 71,917 number | 79,894 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,554 number | 38,946 number | 67,705 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,752 number | 56,370 number | 62,584 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Latvia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Latvia was 61,893 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,894 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,946 number in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Latvia ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.