Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia
Latvia: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 54.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia is 54.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia peaked at 90.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.0% | — |
| 2006 | 83.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 54.9% | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 83.7% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 73.3% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 54.9% | 75.8% | 6 |
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More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Latvia was 54.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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