Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 29.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 29.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 29.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 42nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +2.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 29.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 29.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.1% | 29.5% | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia was 29.5% 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 29.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 42nd out of 129 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 29.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release