Share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 98.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia is 98.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1989.
Latvia ranks 11th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.6% | — |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 3 |
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 the population with lower secondary education in Latvia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Latvia was 98.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.