Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 103 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
98.9%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2001–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 99.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 27th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 99.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 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 primary education or higher in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia was 99.3% in 2023, 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 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release