Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 9,804 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Latvia, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female 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 in Latvia peaked at 10,369 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,484 number, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 125th of 196 countries on this measure, 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) in Latvia, year by year
| 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9,804 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 63% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9,804 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,278 number, 37% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +58.9% | 6,484 number | 10,300 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Latvia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Latvia was 9,804 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,369 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,484 number in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 125th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.