Children out of school, primary in Latvia
Latvia: Children out of school, primary was 3,481 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Latvia stood at 3,481. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Latvia peaked at 3,481 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 138th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 491 | 10 | 972 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,700 | 852 | 2,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,145 | 1,525 | 3,481 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 135 North Macedonia 4,151 compare
- 136 Denmark 3,868 compare
- 137 Haiti 3,719 compare
- 139 Barbados 3,420 compare
- 140 United Kingdom 3,326 compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 3,301 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 948,428 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Latvia?
- Children out of school, primary in Latvia was 3,481 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,481 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Latvia ranks 138th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.