Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia
Latvia: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia peaked at 1.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 51st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Latvia was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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 upper secondary 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