Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9914 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia is 0.9914 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 0.9964 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9735 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Latvia 18th 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 | 0.9735 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9832 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9753 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9774 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9804 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9797 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9825 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9877 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9877 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9947 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9937 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9964 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.987 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9957 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9914 LPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.978 LPIA | 0.9735 LPIA | 0.9832 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 LPIA | 0.9797 LPIA | 0.9964 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9914 LPIA | 0.987 LPIA | 0.9957 LPIA | 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 0.9914 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 0.9964 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9735 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 18th 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 0.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release