Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0067 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia stood at 0.0067 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.0123 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 units per person, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 86th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0095 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0099 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.011 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 units per person | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.008 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.007 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.007 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.01 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Latvia was 0.0067 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 units per person in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Latvia ranks 86th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.