Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Latvia, Republic of
Latvia, Republic of: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 7,150 number in 2018. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Latvia, Republic of, 1981β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latvia, Republic of recorded 7,150 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Latvia, Republic of peaked at 7,731 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,825 number, in 1996.
That places Latvia, Republic of 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,729 number | 4,113 number | 4,970 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 4,516 number | 3,825 number | 5,589 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,138 number | 5,213 number | 7,731 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,786 number | 6,340 number | 7,150 number | 9 |
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- 98 Cameroon 7,568 number compare
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- 103 Slovenia, Republic of 6,906 number compare
- 104 Mongolia 6,724 number compare
More education data for Latvia, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Latvia, Republic of?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Latvia, Republic of was 7,150 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7,731 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,825 number in 1996.
- How does Latvia, Republic of rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Latvia, Republic of ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.