Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.7135 GPIA in 2018. βΌ Falling
Latest (2018)
0.7135 GPIA
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
21st
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.4198 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013β2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia is 0.7135 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
That places Latvia 21st out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 18 Serbia, Republic of 0.7558 GPIA compare
- 19 United States 0.7465 GPIA compare
- 20 Czechia 0.7226 GPIA compare
- 22 Sweden 0.713 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 0.712 GPIA compare
- 24 Luxembourg 0.6958 GPIA
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 0.7135 GPIA 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 1.2 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4198 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 49 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 down 40.8%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release