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Compared to the previous academic year the number of enrolled students has increased by 1.6%. 46.5% of the students enrolled are women.

As a result of optimisation and reorganisation of the vocational education sector, the number of education institutions starting the new academic year compared to the school year 2013/2014 has decreased by four establishments.

The demographic situation in the country has also affected the number of students in vocational education institutions. In the academic year 2014/2015 there are 29.8 thsd students studying in vocational education institutions in Latvia, which is 1.2 thsd or 6.8% less than in the previous academic year. Of the total number of these students 12.9 thsd or 43.2% are women.

The CSB data on further education of basic school graduates show that the share of graduates continuing their education in vocational education institutions has almost not changed. In 2013, 33.4% of graduates chose to obtain vocational education, and 61.5% continued their education in general secondary education institutions. A slight increase was observed in the number of secondary school graduates who continue their education in vocational education institutions (from 6.4% in 2012 to 7.6% in 2013).

In 2014, 8.8 thsd students acquired secondary vocational education which is an increase of 7.7% compared to 2013.