Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2022. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001β2022
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.
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
- 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 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