Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 59.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 59.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 65.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2012.
That places Latvia 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.4% | — |
| 1999 | 63.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 61.4% | 63.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 59.4% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 55.1% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.2% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia was 59.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release