Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 5,271 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia is 5,271 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia peaked at 8,600 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5,271 number, in 2018.
That places Latvia 76th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7,295 number | — |
| 1997 | 7,834 number | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 6,684 number | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 6,776 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,025 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 7,018 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,961 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7,097 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7,653 number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 7,921 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8,600 number | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8,072 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 7,276 number | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 7,392 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7,064 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6,935 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6,594 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 6,246 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5,828 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5,657 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,393 number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 5,360 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,271 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,147 number | 6,684 number | 7,834 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 7,502 number | 6,961 number | 8,600 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,039 number | 5,271 number | 7,064 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 upper secondary education, female in Latvia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Latvia was 5,271 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,600 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,271 number in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Latvia ranks 76th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.