Estonia vs Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Estonia
79.2%
in 2024
Latvia
79.6%
in 2024
Estonia rank
175th
Latvia rank
174th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 79.6% against 79.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 174th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.6% | 72.9% | 5.4% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 79.8% | 1.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.6% | 0.7% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 78.0% | 1.6% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 79.8% | 1.5% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 79.6% against 79.2% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Estonia ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 174th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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