First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia
Latvia: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 15,498 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15,498
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
25th
of 30 countries
All-time high
17,506
in 2015
All-time low
14,638
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia is 15,498, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia peaked at 17,506 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,638, in 2023.
That places Latvia 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17,506 | — |
| 2016 | 16,459 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 15,477 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 15,521 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15,617 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15,898 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 15,814 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 16,277 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 14,638 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 15,498 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,116 | 15,477 | 17,506 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15,625 | 14,638 | 16,277 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Latvia was 15,498 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,506 in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,638 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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