Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia stood at 97.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 99.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 12th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.1% | — |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.2% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 97.8% in 2023, 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 99.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release