Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Latvia peaked at 1.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
That places Latvia 34th out of 121 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Latvia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Latvia was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Latvia ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release