School age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia

Latvia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 20,582 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20,582 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
76th
of 92 countries
All-time high
22,987 number
in 2010
All-time low
17,776 number
in 2000
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia, 1999–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1999200920191999: 18.2k number2000: 17.8k number2001: 18.2k number2002: 19.0k number2003: 19.4k number2004: 19.3k number2005: 19.8k number2006: 19.9k number2007: 20.4k number2008: 21.6k number2009: 22.5k number2010: 23.0k number2011: 21.9k number2012: 19.7k number2013: 18.3k number2014: 18.8k number2015: 19.8k number2016: 20.8k number2017: 21.2k number2018: 21.2k number2019: 20.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 20,582 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia peaked at 22,987 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,776 number, in 2000.

That places Latvia 76th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Latvia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 18,248 number
2000 17,776 number -2.6%
2001 18,228 number +2.5%
2002 19,044 number +4.5%
2003 19,387 number +1.8%
2004 19,286 number -0.5%
2005 19,796 number +2.6%
2006 19,889 number +0.5%
2007 20,357 number +2.4%
2008 21,628 number +6.2%
2009 22,532 number +4.2%
2010 22,987 number +2.0%
2011 21,947 number -4.5%
2012 19,669 number -10.4%
2013 18,309 number -6.9%
2014 18,791 number +2.6%
2015 19,844 number +5.6%
2016 20,843 number +5.0%
2017 21,237 number +1.9%
2018 21,182 number -0.3%
2019 20,582 number -2.8%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 20,582 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 20,582 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 35% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,248 number 18,248 number 18,248 number 1
2000s 19,792 number 17,776 number 22,532 number 10
2010s 20,539 number 18,309 number 22,987 number 10

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27,684 number compare
  2. 74 North Macedonia 22,145 number compare
  3. 75 Bahrain 21,325 number compare
  4. 77 Slovenia 19,888 number compare
  5. 78 Estonia 19,517 number compare
  6. 79 Cyprus 13,673 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Latvia was 20,582 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 22,987 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,776 number in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Latvia ranks 76th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/