Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia
Latvia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 89.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia is 89.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia peaked at 97.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2009.
Latvia ranks 17th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 81.0% | — |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 79.8% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 80.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 89.3% | 97.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Latvia was 89.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release