Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Latvia
Latvia: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 428,321 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Latvia, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 428,321 for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Latvia peaked at 565,596 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 428,321, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 530,759 | — |
| 1999 | 542,359 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 555,229 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 562,773 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 562,008 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 565,596 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 562,518 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 553,801 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 537,046 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 516,875 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 499,092 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 484,637 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 460,129 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 443,249 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 428,321 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 536,559 | 530,759 | 542,359 | 2 |
| 2000s | 539,958 | 484,637 | 565,596 | 10 |
| 2010s | 443,900 | 428,321 | 460,129 | 3 |
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More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Latvia?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Latvia was 428,321 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 565,596 in 2003.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,321 in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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