Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Latvia
Latvia: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 5,348 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Latvia, 1997β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 5,348 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2022.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia peaked at 8,081 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,668, in 2004.
That places Latvia 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,431 | 4,081 | 4,607 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,713 | 2,668 | 5,037 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,065 | 3,294 | 8,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,162 | 5,348 | 6,923 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Latvia was 5,348 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,081 in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,668 in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Latvia ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release