Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 1 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.997 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
12
2001–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.997 GPIA, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 12th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 9 Tonga 1.01 GPIA compare
- 10 Luxembourg 1.01 GPIA compare
- 11 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 14 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
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 1 GPIA in 2022, 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 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.997 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release