Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia
Latvia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.68 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.68 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia peaked at 0.9339 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6247 GPIA, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 147th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8223 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8302 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9064 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9339 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8224 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7476 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7973 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8412 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7411 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7343 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7323 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6611 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7282 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6247 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6837 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6614 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.68 GPIA | +2.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.68 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.844 GPIA, 81% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.68 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8755 GPIA, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8263 GPIA | 0.8223 GPIA | 0.8302 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.6611 GPIA | 0.9339 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6756 GPIA | 0.6247 GPIA | 0.7282 GPIA | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Latvia was 0.68 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9339 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6247 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Latvia ranks 147th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release