Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia
Latvia: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 26th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release