Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 13.41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 13.41 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 13.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 1990.
That places Latvia 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.16 | — |
| 1991 | 9.48 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.8 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 10.12 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 10.45 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.77 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.91 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.05 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.19 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 11.33 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 11.47 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 11.64 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.97 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.13 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.25 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.17 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.35 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.46 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.56 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.61 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.81 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.86 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.87 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.93 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.05 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.18 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.25 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.33 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 13.41 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.41 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.41 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.43 | 9.16 | 11.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.05 | 11.47 | 12.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.88 | 12.56 | 13.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.39 | 13.33 | 13.41 | 4 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Latvia was 13.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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