Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 1.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
Latvia ranks 58th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.4% | — |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 59,995 (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 0.9% 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 1.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 58th out of 116 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 24.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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