Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Latvia, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Latvia peaked at 1.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
Latvia ranks 35th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +168.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -45.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +14.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
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 0.7% in 2023, 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 1.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release