Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 16.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 16.3% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia peaked at 17.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2008.
That places Latvia 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.3% | — |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +39.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -3.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 16.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.8%, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +39.7% | 11.8% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,792 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Latvia was 16.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release