School enrollment, primary, female in Latvia
Latvia: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Latvia is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Latvia peaked at 104.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2024.
That places Latvia 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.7% | 101.4% | 104.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 99.2% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
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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, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 49.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 948,428 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Latvia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Latvia was 97.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Latvia ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.