Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 50.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, 1989β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia is 50.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia peaked at 51.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1989.
That places Latvia 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 27.6% | 34.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 32.5% | 48.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 48.2% | 51.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 11 Armenia, Republic of 52.5% compare
- 12 Australia 52.4% compare
- 13 New Zealand 51.1% compare
- 15 South Africa 50.7% compare
- 16 United States 49.8% compare
- 17 Korea 49.6% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 50.7% 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 51.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 110 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 34.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release