Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9959 LPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.9959 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
33rd
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9933 LPIA
in 2010
Years of data
12
2001–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia stood at 0.9959 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.4% 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 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9933 LPIA, in 2010.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9963 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9967 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9953 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9933 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9969 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9991 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9991 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9971 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9959 LPIA | -0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.9959 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.9959 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9971 LPIA | 0.9953 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9979 LPIA | 0.9933 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9959 LPIA | 0.9959 LPIA | 0.9959 LPIA | 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 0.9959 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9933 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 100 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release