School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia stood at 1.09 GPI.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1991.
Latvia ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.12 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 9 |
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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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Latvia was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1991.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Latvia ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 to tertiary, 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.