Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Latvia
Latvia: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 7.48 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Latvia, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Latvia recorded 7.48 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Latvia peaked at 12.88 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7.21, in 2014.
Latvia ranks 127th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.06 | 10.3 | 12.88 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.27 | 8.36 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.37 | 7.81 | 11.61 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 7.21 | 8.35 | 8 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Latvia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Latvia was 7.48 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 in 1983.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Latvia ranks 127th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.