Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level … type in Latvia

Latvia: Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level … type was 11,423 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,423
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
28th
of 42 countries
All-time high
12,010
in 2022
All-time low
5,796
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme in Latvia, 2013–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2013201820242013: 5.8k2014: 7.3k2015: 7.5k2016: 7.7k2017: 10.2k2018: 11.5k2019: 11.4k2020: 11.4k2021: 11.5k2022: 12.0k2023: 11.6k2024: 11.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme in Latvia stood at 11,423.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme in Latvia peaked at 12,010 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,796, in 2013.

Latvia ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level … type in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme orientation, sex, type of institution and employment status in Latvia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 5,796 —
2014 7,252 +25.1%
2015 7,532 +3.9%
2016 7,650 +1.6%
2017 10,164 +32.9%
2018 11,525 +13.4%
2019 11,397 -1.1%
2020 11,430 +0.3%
2021 11,499 +0.6%
2022 12,010 +4.4%
2023 11,639 -3.1%
2024 11,423 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8,759 5,796 11,525 7
2020s 11,600 11,423 12,010 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 26 Slovakia 15,619 compare
  2. 26 Slovakia 15,619 compare
  3. 28 Latvia 11,423 compare
  4. 30 Estonia 8,366 compare
  5. 30 Estonia 8,366 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme in Latvia?
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme in Latvia was 11,423 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 12,010 in 2022.
What is the lowest classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,796 in 2013.
How does Latvia rank for classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme?
Latvia ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme orientation, sex, type of institution and employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme orientation, sex, type of institution and employment status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 454 data points, 2013–2024
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