Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.22 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.22 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.16 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Latvia 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.23 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.19 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 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 1.22 GPIA 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 1.26 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 183 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 up 2.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release