Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia
Latvia: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 97.9% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1998.
That places Latvia 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.1% | — |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 56.1% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 65.4% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 90.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.8% | 97.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Latvia was 97.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level, by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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