School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia

Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.96 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
16.96 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
26th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.99 years
in 2008
All-time low
12.6 years
in 1992
Years of data
24
1991–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia, 1991–2018

0510151991200420181991: 12.7 years1992: 12.6 years1997: 12.8 years1998: 13.4 years1999: 14.2 years2000: 14.7 years2001: 15.3 years2002: 15.7 years2003: 15.9 years2004: 16.5 years2005: 16.9 years2006: 16.9 years2007: 16.9 years2008: 17 years2009: 16.6 years2010: 16.4 years2011: 16.2 years2012: 16 years2013: 16.4 years2014: 16.3 years2015: 16.5 years2016: 16.7 years2017: 16.8 years2018: 17 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia stood at 16.96 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia peaked at 16.99 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.6 years, in 1992.

Latvia ranks 26th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.14 years 12.6 years 14.18 years 5
2000s 16.26 years 14.72 years 16.99 years 10
2010s 16.48 years 16 years 16.96 years 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Malta 17.05 years compare
  2. 24 Lithuania 17.03 years compare
  3. 25 Bahrain 17 years compare
  4. 27 United States of America 16.91 years compare
  5. 28 Germany 16.91 years compare
  6. 29 Chile 16.83 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Latvia was 16.96 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 16.99 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6 years in 1992.
How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.