Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 33.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 36.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 48th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 30.2% | — |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 28.4% | 30.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,017 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
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 33.6% 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 36.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 48th out of 168 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 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release