Latvia vs Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Latvia
17.5%
in 2018
Lithuania
18.0%
in 2018
Latvia rank
16th
Lithuania rank
13th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
05101520199920082018

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 18.0% against 17.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.

Latvia ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 13th of 98 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 6.7% 9.6% 2.9% Lithuania
2000s 5.0% 10.3% 5.3% Lithuania
2010s 14.2% 12.9% 1.3% Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Latvia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 18.0% against 17.5% in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Latvia and Lithuania?
0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Latvia ranks 16th and Lithuania ranks 13th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.