School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 87,721 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia is 87,721 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 200,870 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 87,721 number, in 2018.
That places Latvia 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 161,960 number | — |
| 1971 | 162,760 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 165,829 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 170,229 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 175,457 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 180,947 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 186,380 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 189,343 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 192,747 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 196,225 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 199,085 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 200,870 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 200,381 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 199,027 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 197,017 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 194,475 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 191,169 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 186,412 number | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 182,059 number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 179,411 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 178,743 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 179,298 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 179,182 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 179,765 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 179,308 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 177,149 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 173,844 number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 168,956 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 164,273 number | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 161,716 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 162,217 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 161,884 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 162,957 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 167,446 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 171,101 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 173,306 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 175,779 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 177,288 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 176,553 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 171,597 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 163,020 number | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 152,834 number | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 145,612 number | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 136,767 number | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 126,479 number | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 115,587 number | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 104,562 number | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 94,159 number | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 87,721 number | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,188 number | 161,960 number | 196,225 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,991 number | 179,411 number | 200,870 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,223 number | 161,716 number | 179,765 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,013 number | 161,884 number | 177,288 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,193 number | 87,721 number | 163,020 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Latvia was 87,721 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 200,870 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,721 number in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.