Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia

Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 18.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
18.0%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2010
All-time low
5.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia, 1960–2010

57.51012.51517.51960198520101960: 5.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 9.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 14.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 14.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 18 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia is 18.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia peaked at 18.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1960.

Latvia ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Latvia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 5.7%
1965 7.0% +21.4%
1970 8.0% +14.9%
1975 9.5% +19.0%
1980 10.9% +14.4%
1985 12.2% +12.0%
1990 13.4% +9.7%
1995 14.2% +6.0%
2000 14.4% +1.4%
2005 15.8% +9.4%
2010 18.0% +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.4% 5.7% 7.0% 2
1970s 8.8% 8.0% 9.5% 2
1980s 11.6% 10.9% 12.2% 2
1990s 13.8% 13.4% 14.2% 2
2000s 15.1% 14.4% 15.8% 2
2010s 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.3% compare
  2. 45 Macau, China 18.1% compare
  3. 46 Chile 18.1% compare
  4. 48 Kyrgyzstan 17.9% compare
  5. 49 Libya 17.9% compare
  6. 50 Mexico 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Latvia was 18.0% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1960.
How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
Latvia ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)