School age population, secondary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, secondary education, female was 53,270 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
53,270 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
155th
of 205 countries
All-time high
144,794 number
in 2000
All-time low
51,118 number
in 2015
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in Latvia stood at 53,270 number.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Latvia peaked at 144,794 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51,118 number, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 155th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 130,140 number | — |
| 1971 | 132,397 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 136,792 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 140,250 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 142,536 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 143,601 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 143,366 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 142,878 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 141,712 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 139,833 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 137,345 number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 134,708 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 133,578 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 132,545 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 132,111 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 132,728 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 134,156 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 136,917 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 139,572 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 141,139 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 141,082 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 139,920 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 138,197 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 136,465 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 135,253 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 134,986 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 135,684 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 137,866 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 140,390 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 143,284 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 144,794 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 144,563 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 143,181 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 140,281 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 136,088 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 129,948 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 122,051 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 92,483 number | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 85,715 number | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 78,207 number | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 70,024 number | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 63,033 number | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 57,143 number | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 53,681 number | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 51,911 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 51,118 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 51,121 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51,749 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 52,408 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53,270 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,350 number | 130,140 number | 143,601 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,480 number | 132,111 number | 141,139 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,313 number | 134,986 number | 143,284 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 121,731 number | 78,207 number | 144,794 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,546 number | 51,118 number | 70,024 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Latvia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Latvia was 53,270 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 144,794 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,118 number in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.