Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia is 8.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 8.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 12th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +51.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (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 8.0% 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 8.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 101 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 65.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.