Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.5% 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 11.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 12.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2001.
That places Latvia 8th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 7.5% | — |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -48.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +105.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.2% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 11.5% 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 12.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 122 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 36.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release