School age population, upper secondary education, male in Latvia
Latvia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 27,089 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Latvia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Latvia stood at 27,089 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Latvia peaked at 59,072 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 25,941 number, in 2016.
That places Latvia 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51,912 number | — |
| 1971 | 52,839 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 54,414 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 55,661 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 56,639 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 57,472 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 58,076 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 58,425 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 58,756 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59,033 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 59,072 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 58,519 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 57,084 number | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 55,268 number | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 53,354 number | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 51,983 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 51,680 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 52,629 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 54,348 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 56,184 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 57,358 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 57,366 number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 56,036 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 53,961 number | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 51,661 number | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 49,826 number | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 48,971 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 49,541 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 50,878 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 52,448 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 54,744 number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 55,845 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 56,366 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56,582 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 56,792 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 56,407 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54,843 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 52,742 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 49,834 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 46,795 number | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 42,071 number | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 37,481 number | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 33,263 number | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 30,348 number | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 28,050 number | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 26,324 number | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 25,941 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 26,388 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 26,858 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 27,089 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,323 number | 51,912 number | 59,033 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,012 number | 51,680 number | 59,072 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,805 number | 48,971 number | 57,366 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,095 number | 46,795 number | 56,792 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,381 number | 25,941 number | 42,071 number | 10 |
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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, upper secondary education, male in Latvia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Latvia was 27,089 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,072 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,941 number in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Latvia ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.