Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9912 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9912 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9652 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia stood at 0.9912 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9652 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Latvia 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9766 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9652 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9835 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9736 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9765 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9819 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.985 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9903 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9903 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.988 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9904 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9929 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9909 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9885 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9812 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9893 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9887 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9912 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9751 LPIA | 0.9652 LPIA | 0.9835 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9899 LPIA | 0.9819 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9876 LPIA | 0.9812 LPIA | 0.9912 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 18 Palestine, State of 0.9979 LPIA compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 0.9948 LPIA compare
- 20 Armenia 0.9943 LPIA compare
- 22 Hungary 0.9894 LPIA compare
- 23 France 0.9866 LPIA compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 0.9864 LPIA 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 0.9912 LPIA 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 1 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9652 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 21st out of 95 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 up 0.1%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release