School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 15.19 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia peaked at 15.92 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.07 years, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 53rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.07 years | — |
| 2002 | 14.53 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.85 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15.12 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.14 years | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 15.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.81 years | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.04 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 14.96 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.48 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 15.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.37 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.78 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.92 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.75 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 15.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.19 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.92 years | 14.07 years | 15.32 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.43 years | 14.87 years | 15.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.63 years | 15.19 years | 15.89 years | 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, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia was 15.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.92 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 years in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latvia ranks 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release