Focus on Latvia Immigration, pay attention to Latvia's education: 【Education】 Education funding accounts for 15.7% of the national budget. There are a total of 1095 primary and secondary schools nationwide, with 408,000 students enrolled and 35,000 teachers. The transition rate from secondary school to university is 64%. There are 50 vocational schools, 18 state higher education institutions, and 14 private higher education institutions. The total number of university students is 76,700, with an average of 316 university students per 10,000 people. Major higher education institutions include: University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, Riga Aviation University, Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia University of Education, Latvia Medical College, Latvia Maritime Academy, Latvia Academy of Music, Latvia Academy of Arts, Latvia Police Academy, etc.
【Culture】 There are 131 museums, 32 cinemas, 564 cultural salons, 955 public libraries, and 9 professional theater troupes.
【News and Publishing】 There are more than 500 types of newspapers and magazines. The main languages of publication are Latvian (over 70%) and Russian. Major Latvian newspapers include: "Latvijas Vēstnesis", "Diena", "Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze", "Jaunais Laiks", "Ekonomikas Vēstnesis", "Lauksaimniecības Vēstnesis", "Rīgas Balss", etc. Major Russian newspapers include: "Vesti Latvii", "Baltic Business Journal", "Telegraf", "Republika", "Segodnya", "Rīgas Balss" (Russian version). The English newspaper is "Baltic Times" (weekly).
There are 4 television stations. The largest television station is the National Television of Latvia (LTV), established in 1954, with two channels; the first channel focuses on news, international commentary, and other political programs, all broadcast in Latvian. The second channel mainly features cultural, sports, and entertainment programs, with some Russian programs (30%). There are also three private television stations: Independent Television (LNT), TV3. Additionally, there is a cable television station (Baltkom TV) that broadcasts programs from Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, and other countries.
There are more than 10 radio stations, broadcasting in both Latvian and Russian, including Latvian National Radio One, Two, "FM100", "SWH", Baltic Commercial Radio, "FM102.7". Local broadcasts also feature some programs from "BBC", Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, etc.
The main news agencies are the Latvian News Agency (LETA) and the Baltic News Service (BNS). LETA was established in 1920 as a national news agency and was privatized in 1997. It currently has 90 journalists and editors, mainly providing news from Latvia and the two countries of Estonia and Lithuania, publishing in Latvian, Russian, and English. BNS was established in April 1991, with Finnish ownership and participation from the three Baltic countries. It currently has 140 staff members, mainly providing news from Nordic and Baltic Sea region countries, publishing in Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Russian, and English, sending out 600 to 700 news items daily.
There are more than 20 foreign correspondents, mainly reporting from Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, the United States, Belgium, and other countries. Currently, there are more than 110 foreign journalists stationed in Latvia, of which more than 50 are from major newspapers, news agencies, and television stations in Russia. Others come from China, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Canada, India, and other countries. Reuters and the Associated Press have established bureaus in Latvia.