Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 6,198 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6,198 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia peaked at 16,263 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,005, in 2020.
That places Latvia 92nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16,263 | — |
| 1996 | 15,092 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 15,644 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 13,400 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 13,128 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12,865 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 12,681 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12,964 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 13,160 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12,894 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12,975 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12,860 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,819 | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 7,714 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6,522 | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 6,538 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,396 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6,297 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,406 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6,438 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,478 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,364 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,277 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6,042 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6,005 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6,173 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 6,308 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 6,206 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6,198 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,705 | 13,128 | 16,263 | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,770 | 7,714 | 13,160 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,376 | 6,042 | 6,538 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,178 | 6,005 | 6,308 | 5 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia was 6,198 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,263 in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,005 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 92nd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release