Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2048 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.2048 units per square kilometre for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.4797 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2048 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Latvia 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4528 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.4732 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4608 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4569 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4585 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4797 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4031 units per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3993 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3988 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3919 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3936 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.398 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4016 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4037 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.405 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2985 units per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2956 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2631 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2632 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2539 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2449 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2378 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2309 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.228 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2248 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2108 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.211 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2101 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2048 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.448 units per square kilometre | 0.3993 units per square kilometre | 0.4797 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3763 units per square kilometre | 0.2956 units per square kilometre | 0.405 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | 0.2159 units per square kilometre | 0.2632 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2092 units per square kilometre | 0.2048 units per square kilometre | 0.211 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 137 Burkina Faso 0.247 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Myanmar 0.2354 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Estonia 0.2197 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Haiti 0.2039 units per square kilometre
- 142 Sweden 0.1913 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 United States 0.1905 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,017 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.2048 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4797 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2048 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.