Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 1.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 68th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -41.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +63.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +57.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.65 % 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 0.2% 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 1.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 68th out of 83 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 down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release