Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 19.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Latvia peaked at 21.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 86th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.1% | — |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -24.2% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Latvia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Latvia was 19.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Latvia ranks 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release