France vs Latvia: Share of children who have completed primary school
France
99.6%
in 2025
Latvia
99.6%
in 2025
France rank
36th
Latvia rank
35th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- France
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 99.6% against 99.6% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 35th of 165 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.4% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.5% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.5% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, France or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 99.6% against 99.6% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between France and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do France and Latvia rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- France ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 35th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.