Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both was 1.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
1.5%
World rank
3rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
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
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1,387.9% over ten years.
That places Latvia 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +485.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -65.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | — |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 3.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Luxembourg 1.8% compare
- 2 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 4 United States 1.3% compare
- 5 Slovenia 1.3% compare
- 6 Australia 1.2% compare
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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 40 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 1,387.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release