Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Latvia
Latvia: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 40.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.8%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
38th
of 168 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2012
All-time low
34.3%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia stood at 40.8%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia peaked at 44.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2006.
Latvia ranks 38th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.6% | — |
| 1999 | 36.7% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -2.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 40.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 40.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 34.3% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.3% | 41.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,484 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 39,631 (2024)
- 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)
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 40.8% 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 44.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2006.
- How does Latvia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Latvia ranks 38th 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 2.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release