Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia
Latvia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 77.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 77.8% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia peaked at 82.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 13th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 66.4% | 79.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 78.6% | 82.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.3272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0802 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Latvia was 77.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).