Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 38.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia is 38.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Latvia peaked at 38.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2014.
That places Latvia 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.9% | 37.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.6% | 38.5% | 3 |
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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 38.5% 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 38.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 109 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 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release