Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.7% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia is 98.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1989.
Latvia ranks 11th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.6% | — |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Latvia was 98.7% 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 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 134 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 down 0.3%. 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+, total (%) (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.