Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Latvia
Latvia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 84.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia stood at 84.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Latvia peaked at 85.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 14th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.2% | — |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 84.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 84.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 65.6% | 73.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 76.4% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.5% | 84.6% | 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 84.4% 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 85.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 113 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 6.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release