Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 192.8%
World rank
15th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2013–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.0% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 192.8% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Latvia ranks 15th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +192.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 doctoral or equivalent in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia was 1.0% 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 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 59 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 76.7%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release