Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 99.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia stood at 99.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1989.
That places Latvia 10th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 61.4% | — |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +58.6% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia was 99.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.