Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5519 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia, 2013–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5388 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.585 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.572 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5364 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4945 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5698 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6453 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4916 LPIA | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.51 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.522 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5519 LPIA | +5.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5519 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5519 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4943 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 0.5618 LPIA compare
- 20 Italy 0.5458 LPIA compare
- 21 Philippines 0.5383 LPIA compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 0.536 LPIA compare
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (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