School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.56 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia is 1.56 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia peaked at 1.62 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Latvia 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.3 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.48 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.54 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.62 GPIA | +43.7% |
| 2010 | 1.55 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.48 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.46 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.31 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.43 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.55 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.56 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.42 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Latvia was 1.56 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release