Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia
Latvia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 11.54 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia stood at 11.54.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia peaked at 19.96 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10.45, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.22 | 18.07 | 19.96 | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.42 | 13.17 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.77 | 10.45 | 15.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 | 11.02 | 11.88 | 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, female 49.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 948,428 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Latvia was 11.54 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.96 in 1987.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Latvia ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.