Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Latvia ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +107.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -47.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 0.3% 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 0.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Latvia ranks 115th out of 120 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 16.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release