Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 1.5% in 2018. β 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
2013β2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013β2018
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%.
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
- 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 1.5% 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