Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia
Latvia: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 12,484 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia stood at 12,484. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 29,852 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12,484, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 134th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23,831 | — |
| 1986 | 25,729 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 26,711 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 27,693 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 28,675 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 28,679 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 28,793 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 28,176 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 29,443 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 28,675 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 28,429 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 28,530 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 29,852 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 25,082 | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 24,849 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 24,819 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24,386 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24,492 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24,767 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 24,989 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 25,124 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25,202 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21,888 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 18,575 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 18,396 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 16,375 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 16,380 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,798 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 15,242 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 14,800 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 14,661 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14,369 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14,189 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 13,986 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13,436 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 13,121 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13,130 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13,075 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 12,747 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 12,484 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26,528 | 23,831 | 28,675 | 5 |
| 1990s | 28,051 | 24,849 | 29,852 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,264 | 18,396 | 25,202 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,924 | 13,436 | 16,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,911 | 12,484 | 13,130 | 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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Latvia was 12,484 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,852 in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,484 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Latvia ranks 134th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.