(Latvian Public Broadcasting) Data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) published January 25 show that in the academic year 2020/2021 higher education is acquired by 78.5 thousand students, which is 1.1 % less than a year ago.
After a significant increase in the previous year, the entrant number has also decreased.
In the academic year 2020/2021, 28.7 thousand students entered Latvian higher education institutions, which is a drop of 2.4 %, compared to the year before. Half of the entrants (51.6 %) have started studies in bachelor s level programs, 24.8 % - in master s level programs, 21.7 % - in college level programs, and 1.9 % - in doctoral level programs.
Females still constitute majority of the entrants – 16.3 thousand students or 56.7 % of the higher education institution entrants. Studies of more than a half of the entrants (56.1 %) were non-subsidized, and studies of 43.9 % of students were state-subsidized.
Studējošo skaits augstākās izglītības iestādēs sarucis par 1,1%
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Studējošo skaits Latvijas augstskolās – par 1,1% mazāks nekā pirms gada
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Krities studējošo un uzņemto studentu skaits - Izglītība, vebināri
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