Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 8,657 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 8,657 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia peaked at 8,657 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,739 number, in 2005.
That places Latvia 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7,951 number | — |
| 1998 | 6,752 number | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 6,576 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 6,504 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 6,292 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6,222 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,834 number | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 5,903 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5,739 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6,234 number | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 6,448 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6,728 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 7,111 number | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 6,307 number | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 6,537 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6,811 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 5,767 number | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 7,223 number | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 7,503 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7,619 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7,694 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,657 number | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,093 number | 6,576 number | 7,951 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6,302 number | 5,739 number | 7,111 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,124 number | 5,767 number | 8,657 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Latvia was 8,657 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,657 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,739 number in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.