Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia stood at 23.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia peaked at 29.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 42nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.8% | — |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 16.5% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Latvia was 23.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Latvia ranks 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Share of all students in 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