Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9975 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.9975 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9975 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Latvia 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9989 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.9975 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9991 GPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.9975 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9998 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9989 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9975 GPIA | 1 |
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 primary education or higher in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia was 0.9975 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9975 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release