Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Latvia
Latvia: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 6.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Latvia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Latvia stood at 6.7%.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Latvia peaked at 17.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2021.
That places Latvia 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.6% | — |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -41.1% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -52.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -41.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 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 initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Latvia?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Latvia was 6.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. 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 Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release