Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Latvia, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Latvia is 0.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Latvia peaked at 1.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
That places Latvia 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7% | — |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -35.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Latvia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Latvia was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 108th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release