Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 1.29 LPIA in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.29 LPIA
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.29 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0 LPIA
in 2016
Years of data
5
2013β2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia is 1.29 LPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1,355.5% over ten years.
That places Latvia 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 2 United Kingdom 0.953 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 0.9003 LPIA
- 4 Lithuania 0.825 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 doctoral or equivalent in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia was 1.29 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,355.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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