Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 13.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 13.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +117.1% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 15 Republic of Moldova 14.4% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 13.5% compare
- 17 Morocco 13.5% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 13.2% compare
- 20 Albania 13.2% compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 13.1% compare
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.65 % 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 13.4% in 2023, 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 13.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 18th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release