Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia is 90.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 92.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1998.
That places Latvia 11th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.3% | — |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 90.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 90.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 71.3% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 71.9% | 87.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.1% | 92.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.3% | 90.5% | 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 90.4% 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 92.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 141 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 1.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release