School age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia

Latvia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 42,380 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42,380 number
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
153rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
98,169 number
in 1981
All-time low
42,380 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in Latvia, 1970–2018

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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 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Latvia, 1970 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 150 Equatorial Guinea 43,615 number compare
  2. 151 Qatar 43,533 number compare
  3. 152 Trinidad and Tobago 42,767 number compare
  4. 154 Guyana 40,513 number compare
  5. 155 Djibouti 39,975 number compare
  6. 156 Bahrain 37,680 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.