School enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia
Latvia: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 94.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia, 1981–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia is 94.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia peaked at 95.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 57.7% | — |
| 1986 | 67.8% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 45.8% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 62.5% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.8% | 57.7% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 27.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 62.5% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 84.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 33 Costa Rica 95.8% compare
- 34 Ireland 95.3% compare
- 35 Romania 95.0% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 94.3% compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 94.3% compare
- 39 Iceland 94.0% compare
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Latvia was 94.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.