Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Latvia
Latvia: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.7745 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia is 0.7745 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia peaked at 0.7745 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5424 LPIA, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 10th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5424 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.58 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6414 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6601 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6252 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6597 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6955 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7472 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7472 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7316 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7053 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7181 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7401 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7745 LPIA | +4.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.7745 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.7745 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.639 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6098 LPIA | 0.5424 LPIA | 0.6601 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7244 LPIA | 0.6597 LPIA | 0.7745 LPIA | 9 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia was 0.7745 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7745 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5424 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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