Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 87th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 84 Sierra Leone 97.4% compare
- 85 Malta 97.4% compare
- 86 Israel 97.3% compare
- 88 Hungary 97.2% compare
- 89 Sao Tome and Principe 97.1% compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 97.0% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Latvia was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 87th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release