Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6244 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.6244 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 0.7058 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4489 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Latvia 29th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4857 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6124 LPIA | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6043 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.506 LPIA | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4629 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4489 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5094 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5806 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5613 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5867 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6077 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6308 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6308 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6691 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.636 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6174 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6772 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7058 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6458 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6271 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6244 LPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5302 LPIA | 0.4489 LPIA | 0.6124 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6402 LPIA | 0.5867 LPIA | 0.7058 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6324 LPIA | 0.6244 LPIA | 0.6458 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 26 Republic of Korea 0.6393 LPIA compare
- 27 Denmark 0.6327 LPIA compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 0.6277 LPIA compare
- 30 Philippines 0.6128 LPIA compare
- 31 Italy 0.6111 LPIA compare
- 32 Norway 0.6095 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia was 0.6244 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7058 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4489 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release