Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 82nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +192.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
- 81 Malta 0.5% compare
- 83 Portugal 0.5% compare
- 84 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
- 85 Bulgaria 0.5% compare
More education data for Latvia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
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 0.5% 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 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 82nd out of 111 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 down 15.3%. 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 Services 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