School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia
Latvia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.54 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia, 1991–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia is 15.54 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia peaked at 15.54 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.75 years, in 1997.
That places Latvia 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.41 years | — |
| 1992 | 12.15 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.75 years | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.39 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 12.85 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 13.17 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.86 years | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 14.32 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 14.57 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.84 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.03 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.87 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.58 years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 14.67 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.86 years | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.78 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.28 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 15.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.16 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.52 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.54 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.31 years | 11.75 years | 12.85 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.51 years | 13.17 years | 15.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.16 years | 14.67 years | 15.54 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 35 United States of America 15.67 years compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 15.66 years compare
- 37 Israel 15.55 years compare
- 39 Russian Federation 15.5 years compare
- 40 France 15.46 years compare
- 41 Georgia 15.34 years compare
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Latvia was 15.54 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.54 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.75 years in 1997.
- How does Latvia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latvia ranks 38th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.