Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Latvia

Latvia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 3,147 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3,147 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
105th
of 159 countries
All-time high
3,253 number
in 2009
All-time low
1,959 number
in 1996
Years of data
23
1995–2018

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Latvia, 1995–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200620181995: 2.2k number1996: 2.0k number1997: 2.3k number1999: 2.7k number2000: 2.0k number2001: 2.6k number2002: 2.4k number2003: 2.4k number2004: 2.6k number2005: 2.6k number2006: 2.7k number2007: 3.0k number2008: 3.1k number2009: 3.3k number2010: 2.9k number2011: 2.6k number2012: 2.7k number2013: 2.9k number2014: 3.1k number2015: 3.0k number2016: 3.1k number2017: 3.1k number2018: 3.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 3,147 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Latvia peaked at 3,253 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,959 number, in 1996.

That places Latvia 105th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,283 number 1,959 number 2,659 number 4
2000s 2,669 number 2,025 number 3,253 number 10
2010s 2,949 number 2,619 number 3,147 number 9

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  4. 106 Burundi 2,958 number compare
  5. 107 Mongolia 2,727 number compare
  6. 108 Rwanda 2,569 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Latvia?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Latvia was 3,147 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3,253 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,959 number in 1996.
How does Latvia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Latvia ranks 105th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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/