Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 105 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
99.3%
in 2007
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 %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia stood at 99.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% 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, 99.3%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 22nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 19 Poland 99.8% compare
- 20 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 21 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 99.6% compare
- 24 United States of America 99.6% compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 99.6% 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 99.8% 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 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 105 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 up 0.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release