Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 87.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia stood at 87.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 89.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2002.
That places Latvia 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.7% | — |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | -1.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 87.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 87.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 75.7% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 74.7% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.6% | 89.0% | 4 |
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 87.7% 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 89.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 140 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 4.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release