Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Latvia
Latvia: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 97.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 97.9 for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Latvia peaked at 97.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.1, in 1998.
That places Latvia 12th out of 47 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 aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.5 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.3 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 96 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.9 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.8 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96 | +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 | 82.26 | 65.4 | 91.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.36 | 90.3 | 96.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.64 | 95.8 | 97.9 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Latvia?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Latvia was 97.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1 in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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