Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 7,419 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7,419 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 19,256 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7,419 number, in 2018.
That places Latvia 100th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13,020 number | — |
| 1982 | 13,095 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 13,180 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 13,352 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 13,764 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 14,278 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 15,099 number | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 15,752 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 16,832 number | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 17,067 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 17,371 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17,359 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,130 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 19,256 number | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 18,305 number | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 18,379 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 18,688 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 16,242 number | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 15,912 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 15,358 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 15,061 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15,302 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15,523 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15,167 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 15,286 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15,080 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9,427 number | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 9,160 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 7,710 number | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 7,764 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 7,636 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7,501 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7,602 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7,623 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7,639 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,525 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,419 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,264 number | 13,020 number | 16,832 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 17,671 number | 15,912 number | 19,256 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,929 number | 9,160 number | 15,523 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,602 number | 7,419 number | 7,764 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia was 7,419 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,256 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,419 number in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 100th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.