Estonia vs Latvia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Estonia

13.56 years

in 2023

Latvia

13.41 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

7th

Latvia rank

10th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Estonia currently reports 13.56 years against 13.41 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.1528 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 10th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.