Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 86.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 86.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 87.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 9th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.0% | — |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 86.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 86.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 67.6% | 76.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 78.7% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.8% | 86.1% | 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 upper secondary education or in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia was 86.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 9th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release