Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia
Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 77.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 77.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia peaked at 78.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1960.
Latvia ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.1% | — |
| 1965 | 22.6% | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 34.9% | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.9% | 19.1% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.0% | 25.6% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 34.9% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 46.3% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 68.3% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 7 Hungary 78.5% compare
- 8 Belize 78.2% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 77.7% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 76.8% compare
- 12 Romania 75.4% compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 74.1% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Latvia was 77.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1960.
- How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)