Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9911 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (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