Religions:
Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)
Languages:
Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years male: 14 years female: 17 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
5.1% of GDP (2004)