Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8%
World rank
30th
of 55 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Latvia ranks 30th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +57.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -16.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 74% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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 0.8% in 2022, 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 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release