Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Latvia
Latvia: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 86.4 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
86.4
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 62 countries
All-time high
87.85
in 1990
All-time low
74.82
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 86.4 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Latvia peaked at 87.85 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.82, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 27th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.85 | — |
| 1991 | 87.37 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 86.54 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 85.37 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 83.89 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 82.14 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 80.18 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 78.03 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 76.19 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 75.11 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 74.82 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.16 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.98 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.9 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 77.91 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.74 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 79.42 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.97 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 80.39 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.76 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.13 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.73 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.52 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 83.26 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.81 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.2 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.47 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.68 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.89 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.15 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.47 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.78 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.14 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.4 | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 86.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 86.4 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.27 | 75.11 | 87.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78 | 74.82 | 80.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.58 | 81.13 | 85.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.95 | 85.47 | 86.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.77 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.26 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Latvia?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Latvia was 86.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.85 in 1990.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.82 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Latvia ranks 27th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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