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

Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
26th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2012–2022

Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Latvia, 2012–2022

00.20.40.62012201720222012: 0.607 %2013: 0.603 %2014: 0.447 %2015: 0.447 %2016: 0.44 %2017: 0.451 %2018: 0.468 %2019: 0.456 %2020: 0.489 %2021: 0.467 %2022: 0.385 %

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

Annual values for Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Latvia, 2012 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 3

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Iceland 0.4% compare
  2. 24 Romania 0.4% compare
  3. 25 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  4. 27 France 0.4% compare
  5. 28 Estonia 0.4% compare
  6. 29 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
65 places, 565 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release