Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Latvia
Latvia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 83.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
83.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2025
All-time low
67.4%
in 2000
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Latvia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Latvia stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Latvia peaked at 83.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 81.3% | — |
| 1982 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 73.1% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 83.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.0%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 83.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.0% | 81.3% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 67.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 67.4% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 75.5% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.2% | 83.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Latvia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Latvia was 83.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Latvia ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release