Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia is 5.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Latvia peaked at 7.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 23rd out of 122 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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +51.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +49.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 4 |
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 5.8% 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 7.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Latvia ranks 23rd 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 15.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release