Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 41.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 41.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 27th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 16.4% | 29.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 29.7% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.1% | 41.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 24 Denmark 42.7% compare
- 25 Cayman Islands 42.3% compare
- 26 Israel 42.1% compare
- 28 Belgium 40.1% compare
- 29 Republic of Moldova 40.1% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 39.9% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (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 41.9% 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 41.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 128 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 21.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release