Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 9,804 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9,804 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
125th
of 196 countries
All-time high
10,369 number
in 1997
All-time low
6,484 number
in 2006
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia, 1994–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1994200620181994: 8.6k number1995: 9.2k number1996: 10.0k number1997: 10.4k number1998: 9.2k number1999: 8.9k number2000: 8.6k number2001: 8.1k number2002: 7.7k number2003: 7.3k number2004: 6.9k number2005: 6.7k number2006: 6.5k number2007: 10.3k number2008: 9.8k number2009: 10.2k number2010: 9.0k number2011: 9.3k number2012: 9.6k number2013: 9.5k number2014: 9.6k number2015: 9.8k number2016: 9.9k number2017: 9.7k number2018: 9.8k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia stood at 9,804 number.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 10,369 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,484 number, in 2006.

That places Latvia 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 8,586 number
1995 9,228 number +7.5%
1996 10,003 number +8.4%
1997 10,369 number +3.7%
1998 9,163 number -11.6%
1999 8,875 number -3.1%
2000 8,633 number -2.7%
2001 8,114 number -6.0%
2002 7,712 number -5.0%
2003 7,311 number -5.2%
2004 6,923 number -5.3%
2005 6,716 number -3.0%
2006 6,484 number -3.5%
2007 10,300 number +58.9%
2008 9,792 number -4.9%
2009 10,168 number +3.8%
2010 8,955 number -11.9%
2011 9,297 number +3.8%
2012 9,626 number +3.5%
2013 9,536 number -0.9%
2014 9,597 number +0.6%
2015 9,782 number +1.9%
2016 9,855 number +0.7%
2017 9,729 number -1.3%
2018 9,804 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,371 number 8,586 number 10,369 number 6
2000s 8,215 number 6,484 number 10,300 number 10
2010s 9,576 number 8,955 number 9,855 number 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 122 Botswana 10,798 number compare
  2. 123 Qatar 10,416 number compare
  3. 124 Jamaica 10,090 number compare
  4. 126 Mongolia 9,724 number compare
  5. 127 Congo 8,843 number compare
  6. 128 Slovenia 8,430 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Latvia was 9,804 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 10,369 number in 1997.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 6,484 number in 2006.
How does Latvia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Latvia ranks 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.