Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.9911 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9911 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9911 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
14
2005–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.9911 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9911 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Latvia 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.9911 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9901 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.9911 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9931 GPIA, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 29 Switzerland 0.9939 GPIA compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 0.9938 GPIA compare
- 31 Austria 0.9931 GPIA compare
- 33 Norway 0.9901 GPIA compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0.9891 GPIA compare
- 35 Tonga 0.988 GPIA 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 lower secondary education or in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia was 0.9911 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9911 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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