Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 98.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 98.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1989.
That places Latvia 11th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.6% | — |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 98.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 98.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +62.6% | 59.6% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 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 98.7% 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 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 135 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 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release