Ministry of Economics – Minority database on Latvia

Population by language used at home (excerpt), 2011

At home Latvian is spoken by 62% of Latvian population; the majority – in Vidzeme and Lubāna county According to the data of Population and Housing Census 2011 conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau, the mostly used language at home is Latvian which is used by 62.1% of population. The second most popular language spoken … Continue reading

Late Soviet statistics on education and culture in Latvia (excerpts), 1988

[table above, on the right] DISTRIBUTION OF PRE-SCHOOLS BY LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION, as at end of 1987 Number of pre-schools Number of pupils, thsd. Total In urban areas In rural areas Total In urban areas In rural areas All pre-schools 1057 690 367 141.6 112.7 28.9 Among those, with the following language of instruction: Latvian … Continue reading