Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia

Latvia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 11.87 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.87
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 81 countries
All-time high
11.89
in 2015
All-time low
10.3
in 2005
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia, 2002–2016

02.557.51012.52002200920162002: 11.42003: 11.22004: 11.32005: 10.32006: 11.52007: 11.42008: 11.42009: 11.52010: 11.52011: 11.52012: 11.62013: 11.72014: 11.82015: 11.92016: 11.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia is 11.87, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia peaked at 11.89 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 2005.

That places Latvia 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 11.41
2003 11.17 -2.1%
2004 11.26 +0.8%
2005 10.3 -8.5%
2006 11.46 +11.3%
2007 11.4 -0.6%
2008 11.38 -0.2%
2009 11.48 +0.9%
2010 11.54 +0.5%
2011 11.5 -0.3%
2012 11.6 +0.9%
2013 11.69 +0.7%
2014 11.78 +0.8%
2015 11.89 +1.0%
2016 11.87 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.23 10.3 11.48 8
2010s 11.7 11.5 11.89 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 8 Czechia 12.03 compare
  2. 9 Lithuania 12.01 compare
  3. 10 Slovakia 11.93 compare
  4. 12 Belarus 11.64 compare
  5. 13 Ireland 11.62 compare
  6. 14 Kazakhstan 11.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Latvia was 11.87 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 11.89 in 2015.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Latvia ranks 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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