Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia

Latvia: Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational was 60.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
60.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 93 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2009
All-time low
53.2%
in 2008
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia, 1998–2017

0204060801998200720171998: 66.4 %1999: 66.5 %2000: 65.4 %2001: 59.9 %2002: 68.2 %2003: 67.5 %2004: 70.7 %2005: 67.6 %2006: 54.5 %2007: 57.1 %2008: 53.2 %2009: 71.4 %2010: 68.1 %2011: 64.6 %2012: 63.6 %2013: 57.4 %2014: 61.2 %2015: 60.4 %2016: 59.8 %2017: 60 %

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 60.0% for percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in 2017.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia peaked at 71.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 15th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%) in Latvia, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 66.4%
1999 66.5% +0.2%
2000 65.4% -1.6%
2001 59.9% -8.5%
2002 68.2% +13.9%
2003 67.5% -1.1%
2004 70.7% +4.8%
2005 67.6% -4.4%
2006 54.5% -19.4%
2007 57.1% +4.7%
2008 53.2% -6.8%
2009 71.4% +34.3%
2010 68.1% -4.7%
2011 64.6% -5.2%
2012 63.6% -1.5%
2013 57.4% -9.8%
2014 61.2% +6.7%
2015 60.4% -1.3%
2016 59.8% -1.0%
2017 60.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.5% 66.4% 66.5% 2
2000s 63.6% 53.2% 71.4% 10
2010s 61.9% 57.4% 68.1% 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 12 Jamaica 62.2% compare
  2. 13 Georgia 61.8%
  3. 14 Antigua and Barbuda 61.7% compare
  4. 16 Saint Lucia 59.6% compare
  5. 17 United States of America 59.5% compare
  6. 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 58.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia?
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational in Latvia was 60.0% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary vocational recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational?
Latvia ranks 15th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in post-secondary non-tertiary 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
93 places, 1,120 data points, 1998–2019
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Number of female vocational education students at the post-secondary non-tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level in a given school year.