School enrollment, primary, male in Latvia
Latvia: School enrollment, primary, male was 97.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Latvia stood at 97.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Latvia peaked at 106.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 104.6% | — |
| 2002 | 105.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 106.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 106.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 106.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 105.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 105.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 105.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 104.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.6% | 104.4% | 106.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 99.2% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 97.4% | 99.8% | 5 |
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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 enrollment, primary, male in Latvia?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Latvia was 97.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Latvia ranks 133rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.