General secondary education

The number of employed persons in Latvia was 895,000 or 61.8% of the population aged 15-74 years in the third quarter of 2016The registered unemployment level was at 9.5% of the economically active population in the third quarter of 2016Unemployment in 2020 is planned at 8.2% (the Finance Ministry projects)

About Latvia

Republic of Latvia is located in the north-eastern Europe. It is washed by the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga. In the north Latvia borders Estonia, in the east – Russia, in the south-east – Byelorussia, and in the south – Lithuania. The total length of the land border is1368 km, and the sea border – 498 km. The capital of Latvia – Riga is the largest city in the Baltic States.

Education faces a shortage of students

During the last 20 years, in addition to the state-founded educational institutions, private education enterprises have also developed rapidly - mainly in the areas of pre-school and higher education.