Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia

Latvia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 9,412 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9,412 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
153rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
18,903 number
in 1998
All-time low
8,270 number
in 2012
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia, 1970–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia stood at 9,412 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia peaked at 18,903 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,270 number, in 2012.

Latvia ranks 153rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Latvia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 17,216 number
1971 17,440 number +1.3%
1972 17,651 number +1.2%
1973 17,687 number +0.2%
1974 17,576 number -0.6%
1975 17,306 number -1.5%
1976 16,880 number -2.5%
1977 16,565 number -1.9%
1978 16,231 number -2.0%
1979 15,788 number -2.7%
1980 15,480 number -2.0%
1981 15,665 number +1.2%
1982 16,320 number +4.2%
1983 16,881 number +3.4%
1984 17,506 number +3.7%
1985 18,008 number +2.9%
1986 17,992 number -0.1%
1987 17,563 number -2.4%
1988 17,267 number -1.7%
1989 16,939 number -1.9%
1990 16,710 number -1.4%
1991 16,894 number +1.1%
1992 17,395 number +3.0%
1993 17,747 number +2.0%
1994 17,996 number +1.4%
1995 18,234 number +1.3%
1996 18,486 number +1.4%
1997 18,755 number +1.5%
1998 18,903 number +0.8%
1999 18,584 number -1.7%
2000 17,977 number -3.3%
2001 17,223 number -4.2%
2002 16,746 number -2.8%
2003 15,524 number -7.3%
2004 14,588 number -6.0%
2005 12,305 number -15.6%
2006 11,039 number -10.3%
2007 12,235 number +10.8%
2008 10,985 number -10.2%
2009 9,801 number -10.8%
2010 8,932 number -8.9%
2011 8,460 number -5.3%
2012 8,270 number -2.2%
2013 8,656 number +4.7%
2014 9,111 number +5.3%
2015 8,764 number -3.8%
2016 8,850 number +1.0%
2017 9,040 number +2.1%
2018 8,814 number -2.5%
2019 9,412 number +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,034 number 15,788 number 17,687 number 10
1980s 16,962 number 15,480 number 18,008 number 10
1990s 17,970 number 16,710 number 18,903 number 10
2000s 13,842 number 9,801 number 17,977 number 10
2010s 8,831 number 8,270 number 9,412 number 10

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 150 Slovenia 9,933 number compare
  2. 151 Comoros 9,773 number compare
  3. 152 Trinidad and Tobago 9,443 number compare
  4. 154 Bahrain 9,145 number compare
  5. 155 Fiji 8,164 number compare
  6. 156 Djibouti 7,777 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Latvia was 9,412 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 18,903 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,270 number in 2012.
How does Latvia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Latvia ranks 153rd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.