School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.12 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia is 6.12 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 8.22 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.88 years, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 87th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.45 years | — |
| 2002 | 7.68 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.94 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.14 years | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 6.21 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.88 years | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.01 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.14 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.53 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 6.53 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.42 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.33 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.32 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.16 years | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 6.12 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.27 years | 5.88 years | 8.22 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.38 years | 6.01 years | 6.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.26 years | 6.12 years | 6.36 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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, secondary, both sexes in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Latvia was 6.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 years in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release