Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in primary education, male was 818 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
818 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
151st
of 196 countries
All-time high
828 number
in 1995
All-time low
199 number
in 2005
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia, 1994–2018

2004006008001994200620181994: 743 number1995: 828 number1996: 354 number1997: 514 number1998: 326 number1999: 316 number2000: 302 number2001: 265 number2002: 230 number2003: 233 number2004: 201 number2005: 199 number2006: 215 number2007: 689 number2008: 749 number2009: 766 number2010: 611 number2011: 662 number2012: 670 number2013: 685 number2014: 741 number2015: 755 number2016: 764 number2017: 803 number2018: 818 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Latvia is 818 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Latvia peaked at 828 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 199 number, in 2005.

That places Latvia 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 513.5 number 316 number 828 number 6
2000s 384.9 number 199 number 766 number 10
2010s 723.22 number 611 number 818 number 9

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  1. 148 Brunei 880 number compare
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  4. 152 Armenia 808 number compare
  5. 153 Cyprus 768 number compare
  6. 154 Vanuatu 739 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Latvia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia was 818 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 828 number in 1995.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 199 number in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Latvia ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/