Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Latvia, 2013–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.0% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 192.8% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Latvia ranks 15th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Latvia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +192.8% |
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More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Latvia?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Latvia was 1.0% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.