Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 76.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia stood at 76.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia peaked at 83.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 176th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.2% | — |
| 1992 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 73.2% | 83.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 73.4% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 70.4% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.3% | 77.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0664 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 59,995 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latvia was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Latvia ranks 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 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