School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 42,380 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia is 42,380 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia peaked at 98,169 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 42,380 number, in 2018.
That places Latvia 153rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78,557 number | — |
| 1971 | 78,421 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 79,610 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 81,474 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 83,867 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 86,577 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 89,430 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 91,678 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 94,014 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 96,076 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 97,510 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 98,169 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 98,021 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 97,585 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 96,900 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 95,832 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 94,061 number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 91,113 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 88,265 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 86,406 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 85,843 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 86,210 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 86,334 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 87,074 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 87,394 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 86,767 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 85,435 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 83,313 number | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 81,112 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 79,586 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 79,628 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 79,586 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 80,054 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82,241 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 84,016 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 84,873 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85,973 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 86,634 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 86,054 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 83,720 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 79,870 number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 74,775 number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 70,854 number | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 66,542 number | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 61,598 number | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 56,133 number | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 50,774 number | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 45,701 number | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 42,380 number | -7.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 42,380 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 34% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 42,380 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 201,312 number, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,970 number | 78,421 number | 96,076 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 94,386 number | 86,406 number | 98,169 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,907 number | 79,586 number | 87,394 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,278 number | 79,586 number | 86,634 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,959 number | 42,380 number | 79,870 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Latvia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia was 42,380 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 98,169 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,380 number in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 153rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.