Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5519 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia is 0.5519 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia peaked at 0.6453 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4916 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Latvia 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5631 LPIA | 0.4945 LPIA | 0.6453 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5189 LPIA | 0.4916 LPIA | 0.5519 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 16 United States 0.5714 LPIA compare
- 17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.5618 LPIA compare
- 20 Italy 0.5458 LPIA compare
- 21 Philippines 0.5383 LPIA compare
- 22 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.536 LPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia was 0.5519 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6453 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4916 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release