Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 7,419 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7,419 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
100th
of 141 countries
All-time high
19,256 number
in 1994
All-time low
7,419 number
in 2018
Years of data
37
1981–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Latvia, 1981–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1981199920181981: 13.0k number1982: 13.1k number1983: 13.2k number1984: 13.4k number1985: 13.8k number1986: 14.3k number1987: 15.1k number1988: 15.8k number1989: 16.8k number1990: 17.1k number1991: 17.4k number1992: 17.4k number1993: 18.1k number1994: 19.3k number1995: 18.3k number1996: 18.4k number1997: 18.7k number1998: 16.2k number1999: 15.9k number2000: 15.4k number2001: 15.1k number2002: 15.3k number2003: 15.5k number2004: 15.2k number2005: 15.3k number2006: 15.1k number2008: 9.4k number2009: 9.2k number2010: 7.7k number2011: 7.8k number2012: 7.6k number2013: 7.5k number2014: 7.6k number2015: 7.6k number2016: 7.6k number2017: 7.5k number2018: 7.4k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Latvia, 1981 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 97 Chad 10,366 number compare
  2. 98 Mongolia 10,287 number compare
  3. 99 Slovenia 9,060 number compare
  4. 101 Puerto Rico 6,551 number compare
  5. 102 Comoros 5,538 number compare
  6. 103 Gambia 5,307 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
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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.