Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9023 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia stood at 0.9023 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 0.9121 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7507 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Latvia 30th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.813 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8212 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7752 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7507 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7791 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7948 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7976 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8566 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8611 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8652 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8652 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8771 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.872 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8751 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9121 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8909 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9033 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9079 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8996 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8997 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9023 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7902 LPIA | 0.7507 LPIA | 0.8212 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8779 LPIA | 0.8566 LPIA | 0.9121 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9024 LPIA | 0.8996 LPIA | 0.9079 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 upper secondary education or in Latvia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia was 0.9023 LPIA 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 0.9121 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7507 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 105 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 4.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release