Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia

Latvia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 32.4%
World rank
113th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2011
Years of data
10
2009–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia, 2009–2018

00.511.52009201320182009: 0.686 %2010: 0.797 %2011: 0.662 %2012: 1.3 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.7 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 1 %2018: 0.687 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia is 0.7%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia peaked at 1.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2011.

Latvia ranks 113th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Latvia, 2009 to 2018.
Year % Change
2009 0.7%
2010 0.8% +16.1%
2011 0.7% -16.9%
2012 1.3% +90.1%
2013 1.6% +25.2%
2014 1.6% +2.4%
2015 1.7% +4.0%
2016 1.4% -19.2%
2017 1.0% -25.0%
2018 0.7% -32.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 1.2% 0.7% 1.7% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
How does Latvia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Latvia ranks 113th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/