Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 48.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia is 48.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia peaked at 48.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 17th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.4% | 33.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.3% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 45.0% | 48.2% | 3 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Latvia was 48.2% 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 48.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 101 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 25.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release