Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia stood at 12.7%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 14.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 48th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -25.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia was 12.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 48th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.