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Europe > Latvia > Education

LATVIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Class size > Age 13 14.3 students [24th of 29]
Class size > Age 9 18.7 students [15th of 17]
Definition: Education > Class size > Age 9
Duration of compulsory education 9 years [87th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Duration of education > Primary level 4 [167th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Duration of education > Secondary level 8 [11th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 118,944 Time series [74th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.8% [36th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Education, primary completion rate 92 Time series [79th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 74.4% [49th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Geographical aptitude results 67.706 [115th of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Grade 12 advanced students science 488 [10th of 15]
Definition: Education > Grade 12 advanced students science
Literacy > Male 99.8% Time series [1st of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Literacy > Total population 99.8% Time series [1st of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 15.37 % Time series [31st of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Public spending per student > Primary level 23.6 [14th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.98 Time series [129th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
School life expectancy > Male 11.2 years [60th of 97]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Male
School life expectancy > Total 11.2 years [61st of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 48%
Definition: Education > Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13
Tertiary enrollment 63.1% [8th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment

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SOURCES: "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; TIMSS; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; UNESCO Institute for Statistics

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija

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