Latvia vs Sweden: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex
Latvia
96.6
in 2024
Sweden
96.8
in 2025
Latvia rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 96.8 against 96.6 in Latvia, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Latvia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 47 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8 | 81.75 | 23.95 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.26 | 90.51 | 8.25 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 94.36 | 95.7 | 1.34 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 96.38 | 96.78 | 0.4 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 96.8 against 96.6 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.2, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Latvia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.