Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia, 1989β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Latvia is 99.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% 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 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1989.
That places Latvia 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 4 |
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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 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 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Latvia ranks 20th out of 134 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 rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release