Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia
Latvia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia is 1 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9735 index, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9835 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9821 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9802 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9822 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9817 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9824 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9762 index | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9735 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9767 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9833 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.985 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9881 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9915 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9964 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9976 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9979 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9798 index | 0.9735 index | 0.9835 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9946 index | 0.9833 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9735 index in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Latvia ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.