Inequality in education in Latvia
Latvia: Inequality in education was 0.017 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Latvia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Latvia stood at 0.017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Latvia peaked at 0.0324 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 2023.
That places Latvia 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.029 | 0.0253 | 0.0324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0201 | 0.017 | 0.0225 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Latvia?
- Inequality in education in Latvia was 0.017 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0324 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for inequality in education?
- Latvia ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.