Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia

Latvia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0397 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0397 units per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.0591 units per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0159 units per person
in 1994
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia, 1981–2024

0.020.030.040.050.061981200220241981: 0.019 units per person1982: 0.019 units per person1983: 0.018 units per person1984: 0.018 units per person1985: 0.018 units per person1986: 0.017 units per person1987: 0.016 units per person1988: 0.016 units per person1989: 0.017 units per person1990: 0.017 units per person1991: 0.017 units per person1992: 0.018 units per person1993: 0.017 units per person1994: 0.016 units per person1995: 0.016 units per person1996: 0.019 units per person1997: 0.023 units per person1998: 0.029 units per person1999: 0.034 units per person2000: 0.039 units per person2001: 0.044 units per person2002: 0.048 units per person2003: 0.052 units per person2004: 0.056 units per person2005: 0.058 units per person2006: 0.059 units per person2007: 0.059 units per person2008: 0.059 units per person2009: 0.059 units per person2010: 0.054 units per person2011: 0.05 units per person2012: 0.048 units per person2013: 0.047 units per person2014: 0.045 units per person2015: 0.043 units per person2016: 0.043 units per person2017: 0.043 units per person2018: 0.042 units per person2019: 0.042 units per person2020: 0.042 units per person2021: 0.042 units per person2022: 0.041 units per person2023: 0.04 units per person2024: 0.04 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia is 0.0397 units per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia peaked at 0.0591 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 units per person, in 1994.

Latvia ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita in Latvia, 1981 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1981 0.0187 units per person
1982 0.0187 units per person -0.5%
1983 0.0183 units per person -2.0%
1984 0.0179 units per person -2.3%
1985 0.0175 units per person -1.9%
1986 0.0169 units per person -3.6%
1987 0.0165 units per person -2.4%
1988 0.0165 units per person -0.1%
1989 0.0166 units per person +0.7%
1990 0.0171 units per person +3.2%
1991 0.0173 units per person +1.2%
1992 0.0177 units per person +2.1%
1993 0.017 units per person -3.9%
1994 0.0159 units per person -6.3%
1995 0.0162 units per person +1.8%
1996 0.019 units per person +17.1%
1997 0.0231 units per person +21.5%
1998 0.0291 units per person +26.2%
1999 0.0343 units per person +17.8%
2000 0.0385 units per person +12.3%
2001 0.044 units per person +14.1%
2002 0.0478 units per person +8.8%
2003 0.052 units per person +8.7%
2004 0.0564 units per person +8.5%
2005 0.0584 units per person +3.5%
2006 0.0591 units per person +1.2%
2007 0.0589 units per person -0.4%
2008 0.0587 units per person -0.3%
2009 0.0585 units per person -0.2%
2010 0.0537 units per person -8.3%
2011 0.0504 units per person -6.0%
2012 0.0477 units per person -5.4%
2013 0.0469 units per person -1.6%
2014 0.045 units per person -4.2%
2015 0.0434 units per person -3.4%
2016 0.043 units per person -1.0%
2017 0.0427 units per person -0.7%
2018 0.0423 units per person -0.8%
2019 0.042 units per person -0.8%
2020 0.0418 units per person -0.5%
2021 0.0417 units per person -0.2%
2022 0.0412 units per person -1.2%
2023 0.04 units per person -2.8%
2024 0.0397 units per person -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0175 units per person 0.0165 units per person 0.0187 units per person 9
1990s 0.0207 units per person 0.0159 units per person 0.0343 units per person 10
2000s 0.0532 units per person 0.0385 units per person 0.0591 units per person 10
2010s 0.0457 units per person 0.042 units per person 0.0537 units per person 10
2020s 0.0409 units per person 0.0397 units per person 0.0418 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 52 Croatia 0.0411 units per person compare
  2. 53 Kyrgyzstan 0.0405 units per person compare
  3. 54 Portugal 0.0405 units per person compare
  4. 56 Paraguay 0.0392 units per person compare
  5. 57 Germany 0.0392 units per person compare
  6. 58 Hong Kong, China 0.0388 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Latvia was 0.0397 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0591 units per person in 2006.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 units per person in 1994.
How does Latvia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Latvia ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.