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

Latvia
8.9%
in 2018
Lithuania
9.0%
in 2018
Latvia rank
45th
Lithuania rank
42nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
51015199920082018

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 45th and Lithuania ranks 42nd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 12.6% 3.4% 9.2% Latvia
2000s 12.4% 5.4% 7.0% Latvia
2010s 8.8% 10.6% 1.8% Lithuania

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 9.0% against 8.9% in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Latvia and Lithuania?
0.1%, 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 45th and Lithuania ranks 42nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.