Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia

Latvia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 38.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
38.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 158 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2012
All-time low
34.3%
in 2006
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, 1998–2018

0102030401998200820181998: 38.6 %1999: 36.7 %2000: 38.6 %2001: 38.3 %2002: 39.1 %2003: 37.8 %2004: 36.8 %2005: 35.4 %2006: 34.3 %2007: 34.4 %2008: 34.8 %2009: 40.6 %2010: 41.1 %2011: 43.2 %2012: 44.9 %2013: 39.1 %2014: 39.6 %2015: 39.8 %2016: 38.1 %2017: 38.6 %2018: 38.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 38.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% 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.

That places Latvia 45th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Latvia, 1998 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.7% 36.7% 38.6% 2
2000s 37.0% 34.3% 40.6% 10
2010s 40.4% 38.1% 44.9% 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 42 Portugal 39.7% compare
  2. 43 China 39.5% compare
  3. 44 France 39.3% compare
  4. 46 Hungary 38.0% compare
  5. 47 Denmark 37.7% compare
  6. 48 Mali 37.1% compare

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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 38.9% in 2018, 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 45th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.