Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1,142 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
1,142 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
108th
of 137 countries
All-time high
3,287 number
in 1996
All-time low
1,142 number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1994–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia, 1994–2018

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1994200620181994: 3.0k number1996: 3.3k number1997: 3.0k number1998: 2.8k number1999: 2.8k number2000: 2.5k number2001: 2.4k number2002: 2.3k number2003: 2.4k number2004: 2.3k number2005: 2.3k number2006: 2.2k number2008: 1.6k number2009: 1.4k number2010: 1.2k number2011: 1.2k number2012: 1.2k number2013: 1.2k number2014: 1.2k number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.2k number2017: 1.2k number2018: 1.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia is 1,142 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia peaked at 3,287 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,142 number, in 2018.

Latvia ranks 108th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,990 number 2,784 number 3,287 number 5
2000s 2,159 number 1,446 number 2,493 number 9
2010s 1,189 number 1,142 number 1,240 number 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 105 Bahrain 1,838 number compare
  2. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 1,511 number compare
  3. 107 Maldives 1,312 number compare
  4. 109 Djibouti 1,084 number compare
  5. 110 Cabo Verde 1,066 number compare
  6. 111 Luxembourg 1,027 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Latvia was 1,142 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3,287 number in 1996.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,142 number in 2018.
How does Latvia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Latvia ranks 108th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/