School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9964 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia is 0.9964 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9861 GPI, in 2011.
That places Latvia 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9977 GPI | — |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9954 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9886 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9894 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9941 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9977 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9997 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9964 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9914 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9861 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9893 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9867 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9896 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9926 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9945 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9964 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9977 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9978 GPI | 0.9886 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9915 GPI | 0.9861 GPI | 0.9971 GPI | 9 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Latvia was 0.9964 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 GPI in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Latvia ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.