Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 50.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia stood at 50.74.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia peaked at 51.34 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.37, in 1989.
That places Latvia 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.37 | — |
| 2004 | 30.35 | +127.0% |
| 2005 | 30.13 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 34.18 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 27.62 | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 29.8 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 30.62 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.54 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 34.21 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 35.7 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 37.77 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 37.66 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.31 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.77 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 43.58 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 48.34 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 48.17 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.34 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 50.74 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.37 | 13.37 | 13.37 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.45 | 27.62 | 34.18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.43 | 32.54 | 48.34 | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.08 | 48.17 | 51.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 11 Armenia 52.47 compare
- 12 Australia 52.42 compare
- 13 New Zealand 51.05 compare
- 15 South Africa 50.66 compare
- 16 United States 49.83 compare
- 17 South Korea 49.56 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Latvia was 50.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.34 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.37 in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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