Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia
Latvia: Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7.6% for self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia peaked at 13.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.4% | — |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +54.2% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0802 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia?
- Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main in Latvia was 7.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main reason declared and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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