Estonia vs Latvia: Population by level of education

Estonia
600,100 people
in 2100
Latvia
559,800 people
in 2100
Estonia rank
153rd
Latvia rank
156th

Population by level of education over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k195020252100

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 600,100 people against 559,800 people in Latvia, a difference of 40,300 people.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 156th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 11 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 13,200 people 54,900 people 41,700 people Latvia
1960s 53,350 people 100,350 people 47,000 people Latvia
1970s 120,600 people 160,350 people 39,750 people Latvia
1980s 219,350 people 244,150 people 24,800 people Latvia
1990s 314,700 people 322,650 people 7,950 people Latvia
2000s 375,900 people 371,650 people 4,250 people Estonia
2010s 445,650 people 423,300 people 22,350 people Estonia
2020s 476,950 people 424,550 people 52,400 people Estonia
2030s 501,300 people 436,350 people 64,950 people Estonia
2040s 523,800 people 459,550 people 64,250 people Estonia
2050s 537,300 people 475,900 people 61,400 people Estonia
2060s 550,300 people 489,950 people 60,350 people Estonia
2070s 568,950 people 512,350 people 56,600 people Estonia
2080s 583,200 people 532,350 people 50,850 people Estonia
2090s 592,600 people 547,900 people 44,700 people Estonia
2100s 600,100 people 559,800 people 40,300 people Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Estonia or Latvia?
Estonia, at 600,100 people against 559,800 people in Latvia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Estonia and Latvia?
40,300 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for population by level of education?
Estonia ranks 153rd and Latvia ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.