Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 36.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 36.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2006.
That places Latvia 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.3% | — |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.0% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.7% | 36.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 36.6% 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 36.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 40 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 up 24.3%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release