Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia

Latvia: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 27.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
27.7%
Change on year
down 19.8%
World rank
56th
of 73 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2016
All-time low
13.7%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia, 1998–2017

01020301998200720171998: 22.2 %1999: 24.3 %2000: 18.3 %2001: 13.7 %2002: 29.5 %2003: 22.5 %2004: 22.1 %2005: 22.2 %2006: 22.4 %2007: 23.4 %2008: 22.3 %2009: 26.7 %2010: 25.4 %2011: 25.9 %2012: 25.3 %2013: 23.9 %2014: 23.2 %2015: 25.1 %2016: 34.6 %2017: 27.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia stood at 27.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia peaked at 34.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2001.

That places Latvia 56th out of 73 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Latvia, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 22.2%
1999 24.3% +9.7%
2000 18.3% -24.7%
2001 13.7% -25.4%
2002 29.5% +116.1%
2003 22.5% -23.8%
2004 22.1% -1.6%
2005 22.2% +0.2%
2006 22.4% +1.2%
2007 23.4% +4.3%
2008 22.3% -4.6%
2009 26.7% +19.9%
2010 25.4% -5.1%
2011 25.9% +1.9%
2012 25.3% -2.1%
2013 23.9% -5.7%
2014 23.2% -2.9%
2015 25.1% +8.1%
2016 34.6% +38.0%
2017 27.7% -19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.3% 22.2% 24.3% 2
2000s 22.3% 13.7% 29.5% 10
2010s 26.4% 23.2% 34.6% 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 53 Eswatini 29.9% compare
  2. 54 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
  3. 55 Aruba 27.8% compare
  4. 57 Morocco 26.6% compare
  5. 58 Lithuania 25.2% compare
  6. 59 France 24.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia?
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Latvia was 27.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2001.
How does Latvia rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
Latvia ranks 56th out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,810 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.