Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Latvia
Latvia: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 15,498 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15,498
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21,404
in 2013
All-time low
14,638
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Latvia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Latvia stood at 15,498.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Latvia peaked at 21,404 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14,638, in 2023.
That places Latvia 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21,404 | — |
| 2014 | 20,348 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 17,506 | -14.0% |
| 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 | 17,476 | 15,477 | 21,404 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,625 | 14,638 | 16,277 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 35 North Macedonia 18,250 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 18,250 compare
- 37 Latvia 15,498 compare
- 39 Estonia 11,153 compare
- 39 Estonia 11,153 compare
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- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 17 (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 8.8 (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 123,956 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Latvia?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Latvia was 15,498 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,404 in 2013.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,638 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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