Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 89.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia is 89.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia peaked at 90.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 14th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.2% | — |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 73.4% | 86.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 84.8% | 90.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.2% | 89.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Latvia was 89.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.