Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia
Latvia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2017
All-time low
98.4%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia stood at 99.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 9th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Latvia was 99.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release