Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Latvia is 2.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 39.8% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 2.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Latvia 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +10154.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +90.5% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +35.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 3.0% compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 2.9% compare
- 116 Hungary 2.8% compare
- 118 Israel 2.7% compare
- 119 Malta 2.6% compare
- 120 New Zealand 2.6% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 59,995 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0321 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 2.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.