Tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia
Latvia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia, 1995–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia stood at 54.9%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia peaked at 61.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1995.
That places Latvia 21st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.1% | — |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 47.1% | 52.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 52.0% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 54.6% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.5% | 55.0% | 5 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Latvia was 54.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.