Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 6,277 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia is 6,277 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia peaked at 16,263 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,277 number, in 2018.
Latvia ranks 87th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16,263 number | — |
| 1996 | 15,092 number | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 15,644 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 13,400 number | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 13,128 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12,865 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 12,681 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12,964 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 13,160 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12,894 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12,975 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12,860 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,819 number | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 7,714 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6,522 number | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 6,538 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6,396 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6,297 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,406 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6,438 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,478 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,364 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,277 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,705 number | 13,128 number | 16,263 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,770 number | 7,714 number | 13,160 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,413 number | 6,277 number | 6,538 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 84 Benin 7,175 number compare
- 85 North Macedonia 6,702 number compare
- 86 El Salvador 6,330 number compare
- 88 Nicaragua 5,936 number compare
- 89 Niger 5,106 number compare
- 90 Puerto Rico 4,686 number compare
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Latvia was 6,277 number in 2018, 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 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,277 number in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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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Total number of female 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.