Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia
Latvia: Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.3%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
12th
of 44 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2023
All-time low
23.7%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 26.3% for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia peaked at 27.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2014.
Latvia ranks 12th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.7% | — |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.0% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 9 Netherlands 27.6% compare
- 9 Netherlands 27.6% compare
- 11 Sweden 26.5% compare
- 12 Latvia 26.3% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.7% compare
- 15 Luxembourg 19.5% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0371 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 1.92 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 76.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 22.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.7836 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17.0% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 8.8% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 123,956 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia?
- Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) in Latvia was 26.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for distribution of participation in formal education and training (last)?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of participation in formal education and training (last) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of participation in formal education and training (last 4 weeks) by education programme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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