Hungary vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Hungary
2.9%
in 2023
Latvia
2.7%
in 2023
Hungary rank
86th
Latvia rank
89th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Hungary
- Latvia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Hungary ranks 86th and Latvia ranks 89th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 4.1% | 2.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Hungary or Latvia?
- Hungary, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Hungary and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Latvia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 86th and Latvia ranks 89th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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
February 2026 Data Release