Secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia
Latvia: Secondary education, teachers, female was 10,082 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia, 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia stood at 10,082. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia peaked at 23,478 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10,082, in 2024.
That places Latvia 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22,387 | — |
| 1997 | 23,478 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 20,084 | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 19,904 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 19,890 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 19,699 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,925 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 20,257 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 20,547 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 20,896 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 21,460 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15,095 | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 15,106 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13,586 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 13,473 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12,990 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12,543 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12,234 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 12,095 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11,871 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 11,724 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11,548 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11,106 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 10,854 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10,779 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 10,685 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10,349 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 10,082 | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -29.7% | 21,460 | 15,095 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,463 | 19,904 | 23,478 | 4 |
| 2000s | 19,208 | 15,095 | 21,460 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,317 | 11,106 | 13,586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,550 | 10,082 | 10,854 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 113 Mali 10,669 compare
- 114 Mozambique 10,426 compare
- 115 Senegal 10,170 compare
- 117 El Salvador 9,803 compare
- 118 Singapore 8,760 compare
- 119 Puerto Rico 8,560 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Latvia was 10,082 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,478 in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,082 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Latvia ranks 116th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.