School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 53,212 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
53,212 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
153rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
114,782 number
in 1979
All-time low
50,523 number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 53,212 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 114,782 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 50,523 number, in 2016.
Latvia ranks 153rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98,854 number | — |
| 1971 | 100,361 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 103,844 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 107,005 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 109,755 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 112,088 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 113,674 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 114,394 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 114,723 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 114,782 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 114,391 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 113,016 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 110,840 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 107,634 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 103,683 number | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 100,255 number | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 98,731 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 100,779 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 104,635 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 108,820 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 111,689 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 112,257 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 109,937 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 106,110 number | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 101,824 number | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 98,403 number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 96,761 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 97,846 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 100,314 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 102,821 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 107,188 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 109,710 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 110,671 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 111,202 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 111,553 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 110,723 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 107,346 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 103,402 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 98,095 number | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 92,202 number | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 82,673 number | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 73,658 number | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 65,014 number | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 58,877 number | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 54,178 number | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 51,090 number | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 50,523 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 51,644 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 52,698 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 53,212 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,948 number | 98,854 number | 114,782 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,278 number | 98,731 number | 114,391 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,796 number | 96,761 number | 112,257 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,209 number | 92,202 number | 111,553 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,357 number | 50,523 number | 82,673 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Latvia was 53,212 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 114,782 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,523 number in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.