Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 42.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, 1989β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 42.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1989.
That places Latvia 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.5% | 29.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 40.4% | 44.0% | 4 |
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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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia was 42.8% in 2023, 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 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Latvia ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release