Secondary education, teachers in Latvia
Latvia: Secondary education, teachers was 80.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers in Latvia, 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Latvia stood at 80.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Latvia peaked at 85.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1996.
Latvia ranks 11th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Secondary education, teachers in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.5% | — |
| 1997 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 78.5% | 80.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 80.1% | 85.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.8% | 82.7% | 5 |
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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 in Latvia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Latvia was 80.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.