Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9928 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9928 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
51st
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9501 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
17
1989–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.9928 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9501 GPIA, in 1989.
Latvia ranks 51st of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9501 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.994 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9946 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.9928 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.9928 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9501 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 0.9501 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 0.9928 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9501 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 132 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 0.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release