Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Latvia

Primary school enrollment in Latvia in 2017 — 96.3%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 137. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.5 pp.

2017 96.3% +0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 42of 137
Period maximum 97.3%2011
Period minimum 95.8%2014

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Latvia, 1999–201795.59696.59797.519992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 96.8%2008: 96.1%2009: 96.8%2010: 97.2%2011: 97.3%2012: 96.5%2013: 96.1%2014: 95.8%2015: 95.8%2016: 96%2017: 96.3%
Change over the period: −0.5 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 96.3%
World 89.3%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.3 +0.3 pp
2016 96 +0.2 pp
2015 95.8 +0 pp
2014 95.8 −0.3 pp
2013 96.1 −0.4 pp
2012 96.5 −0.8 pp
2011 97.3 +0.1 pp
2010 97.2 +0.4 pp
2009 96.8 +0.7 pp
2008 96.1
1999 96.8

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.