Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 727 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
727 number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
26th
of 60 countries
All-time high
756 number
in 2010
All-time low
253 number
in 2000
Years of data
14
1999–2018

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latvia, 1999–2018

2004006008001999200820181999: 347 number2000: 253 number2001: 388 number2003: 558 number2006: 483 number2007: 580 number2010: 756 number2011: 629 number2013: 663 number2014: 677 number2015: 711 number2016: 682 number2017: 692 number2018: 727 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Latvia is 727 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Latvia peaked at 756 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 253 number, in 2000.

Latvia ranks 26th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 347 number 347 number 347 number 1
2000s 452.4 number 253 number 580 number 5
2010s 692.12 number 629 number 756 number 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Ghana 1,365 number compare
  2. 24 Moldova 926 number compare
  3. 25 Oman 903 number compare
  4. 27 Jordan 581 number compare
  5. 28 Bulgaria 566 number compare
  6. 29 Slovenia 525 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Latvia?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Latvia was 727 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 756 number in 2010.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 253 number in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.