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 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.1%
Change on year
down 25.1%
World rank
115th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia, 2008–2018

00.511.522008201320182008: 0.007 %2009: 0.638 %2010: 0.839 %2011: 0.707 %2012: 1.4 %2013: 1.8 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 2 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 1.4 %2018: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia stood at 1.1%.

The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and up 15,679.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Latvia peaked at 2.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 115th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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, both sexes (%) in Latvia, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 0.0%
2009 0.6% +9187.5%
2010 0.8% +31.5%
2011 0.7% -15.7%
2012 1.4% +96.3%
2013 1.8% +28.3%
2014 1.8% +3.1%
2015 2.0% +7.9%
2016 1.7% -12.5%
2017 1.4% -16.5%
2018 1.1% -25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 2
2010s 1.4% 0.7% 2.0% 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 1.1% 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 2.0% 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 0.0% in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Latvia ranks 115th out of 149 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 15,679.2%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/