Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 36.4% 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 36.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% 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 36.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1998.
That places Latvia 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.3% | — |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 36.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 36.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 16.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 25.2% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 3 |
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 36.4% 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 36.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Latvia ranks 35th 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 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release