Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia

Latvia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 2,656 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,656 number
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
112th
of 136 countries
All-time high
5,672 number
in 2009
All-time low
2,656 number
in 2018
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia, 2008–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k2008201320182008: 4.4k number2009: 5.7k number2010: 4.6k number2011: 3.7k number2012: 4.2k number2013: 2.9k number2014: 3.2k number2015: 3.4k number2016: 3.1k number2017: 3.0k number2018: 2.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia stood at 2,656 number. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia peaked at 5,672 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,656 number, in 2018.

That places Latvia 112th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Latvia, 2008 to 2018.
Year number Change
2008 4,395 number
2009 5,672 number +29.1%
2010 4,586 number -19.1%
2011 3,673 number -19.9%
2012 4,183 number +13.9%
2013 2,893 number -30.8%
2014 3,189 number +10.2%
2015 3,422 number +7.3%
2016 3,090 number -9.7%
2017 2,990 number -3.2%
2018 2,656 number -11.2%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 2,656 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 2,656 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,034 number 4,395 number 5,672 number 2
2010s 3,409 number 2,656 number 4,586 number 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 109 Luxembourg 3,446 number compare
  2. 110 Qatar 3,022 number
  3. 111 Sweden 2,755 number compare
  4. 113 Ireland 2,155 number compare
  5. 114 Samoa 1,871 number compare
  6. 115 Slovenia 1,686 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Latvia was 2,656 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 5,672 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,656 number in 2018.
How does Latvia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Latvia ranks 112th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/