Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 197 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2024
All-time low
98.4%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 99.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 1998.
Latvia ranks 135th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.4% | — |
| 1999 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 59,995 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0321 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63,961 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 1998.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release