Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia
Latvia: Teachers in primary education, male was 818 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia, 1994–2018
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.
Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 743 number | — |
| 1995 | 828 number | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 354 number | -57.2% |
| 1997 | 514 number | +45.2% |
| 1998 | 326 number | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 316 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 302 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 265 number | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 230 number | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 233 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 201 number | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 199 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 215 number | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 689 number | +220.5% |
| 2008 | 749 number | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 766 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 611 number | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 662 number | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 670 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 685 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 741 number | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 755 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 764 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 803 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 818 number | +1.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 818 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 44% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 818 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,461 number, 33% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +220.5% | 215 number | 689 number |
| 1996 | -57.2% | 828 number | 354 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
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
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/