Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 33.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 33.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Latvia peaked at 41.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.5% | — |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 33.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.8%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 33.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.2%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +28.6% | 32.3% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 32.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
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 33.5% 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 41.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Latvia ranks 68th out of 113 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 1.8%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release