School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 109,241 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
109,241 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
155th
of 205 countries
All-time high
295,892 number
in 2000
All-time low
104,649 number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia is 109,241 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 295,892 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 104,649 number, in 2016.
That places Latvia 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 270,726 number | — |
| 1971 | 274,487 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 282,529 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 288,650 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 292,605 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 294,457 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 293,971 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 293,296 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 291,423 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 287,922 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 282,789 number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 276,997 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 274,348 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 272,469 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 272,226 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 274,281 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 277,866 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 282,574 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 287,024 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 289,278 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 288,199 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 284,768 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 280,995 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 277,247 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 274,636 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 274,090 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 275,742 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 280,333 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 285,800 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 292,437 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 295,892 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 295,289 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 291,974 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 285,973 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 277,542 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 264,525 number | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 248,575 number | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 188,359 number | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 174,270 number | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 159,248 number | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 143,330 number | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 129,254 number | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 117,356 number | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 110,599 number | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 106,924 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 104,810 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 104,649 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 105,994 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 107,485 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 109,241 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287,007 number | 270,726 number | 294,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 278,985 number | 272,226 number | 289,278 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 281,425 number | 274,090 number | 292,437 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,165 number | 159,248 number | 295,892 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,964 number | 104,649 number | 143,330 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Latvia was 109,241 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 295,892 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,649 number in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.