Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9925 LPIA
in 2006
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% 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 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9925 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Latvia 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9925 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.995 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9976 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9936 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9958 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.998 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.998 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9993 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9986 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9946 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9968 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9942 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9984 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 LPIA | 0.9936 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9977 LPIA | 0.9942 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 11 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United States of America 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 France 1 LPIA compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Russian Federation 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (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 LPIA 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 1 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9925 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 99 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 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release