Latvia - Educational attainment

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 100.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 100.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 77.64 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 77.64
2004 99.20
2007 99.19
2008 99.44
2009 99.58
2010 99.59
2011 99.65
2012 99.68
2013 99.69
2015 99.71
2018 100.00
2019 100.00

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 100.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 100.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 84.96 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 84.96
2004 99.55
2007 99.22
2008 99.47
2009 99.35
2010 99.58
2011 99.73
2012 99.73
2013 99.61
2015 99.59
2018 100.00
2019 100.00

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 100.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 100.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 80.86 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 80.86
2004 99.36
2007 99.20
2008 99.45
2009 99.47
2010 99.59
2011 99.69
2012 99.70
2013 99.65
2015 99.65
2018 100.00
2019 100.00

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 99.39 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.54 in 2014, while its lowest value was 58.30 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 58.30
2004 96.71
2005 98.00
2006 98.44
2007 97.40
2008 98.02
2009 98.63
2010 98.64
2011 98.86
2012 98.91
2013 98.98
2014 99.54
2015 99.44
2016 99.39

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 99.06 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.29 in 2014, while its lowest value was 61.36 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 61.36
2004 97.30
2005 97.99
2006 98.03
2007 97.44
2008 97.80
2009 98.23
2010 98.79
2011 98.70
2012 98.95
2013 98.97
2014 99.29
2015 99.08
2016 99.06

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 99.24 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.42 in 2014, while its lowest value was 59.64 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 59.64
2004 96.98
2005 98.00
2006 98.25
2007 97.42
2008 97.92
2009 98.44
2010 98.71
2011 98.79
2012 98.93
2013 98.98
2014 99.42
2015 99.28
2016 99.24

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 55.62 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 55.62 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.01 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 13.01
2004 34.41
2005 34.51
2006 39.51
2007 31.94
2008 34.90
2009 36.16
2010 38.44
2011 40.61
2012 42.53
2013 44.76
2014 45.18
2015 45.63
2016 47.10
2018 51.20
2019 55.62

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 39.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 39.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.83 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 13.83
2004 25.52
2005 24.95
2006 22.90
2007 22.54
2008 23.81
2009 24.15
2010 25.68
2011 26.54
2012 27.56
2013 29.47
2014 28.81
2015 27.61
2016 29.12
2018 34.81
2019 39.98

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 48.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.34 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.37 in 1989.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1989 13.37
2004 30.35
2005 30.13
2006 31.89
2007 27.62
2008 29.80
2009 30.62
2010 32.54
2011 34.21
2012 35.70
2013 37.77
2014 37.66
2015 37.31
2016 38.77
2018 43.58
2019 48.34

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 92.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 92.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 80.05 in 2004.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 80.05
2005 81.54
2006 81.63
2007 82.43
2008 84.27
2009 86.14
2010 87.50
2011 87.14
2012 88.27
2013 89.02
2014 90.19
2015 90.56
2016 90.50
2018 92.41
2019 92.91

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 88.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 88.65 in 2019, while its lowest value was 77.72 in 2006.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 77.89
2005 78.34
2006 77.72
2007 77.85
2008 79.68
2009 80.81
2010 82.54
2011 82.02
2012 83.49
2013 84.30
2014 84.98
2015 85.64
2016 86.67
2018 87.88
2019 88.65

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 90.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 90.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 79.05 in 2004.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 79.05
2005 80.08
2006 79.83
2007 80.33
2008 82.16
2009 83.68
2010 85.21
2011 84.81
2012 86.09
2013 86.86
2014 87.80
2015 88.29
2016 88.73
2018 90.30
2019 90.93

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 37.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 37.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 31.85 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 32.82
2014 31.85
2015 33.88
2016 35.53
2018 36.30
2019 37.14

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 23.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 23.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.49 in 2015.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 21.62
2014 20.49
2015 20.49
2016 21.65
2018 22.81
2019 23.80

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 30.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 30.94 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.63 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 27.69
2014 26.63
2015 27.70
2016 29.11
2018 30.03
2019 30.94

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.538
2014 0.490
2015 0.380
2016 0.325
2018 0.951

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.39
2014 0.70
2015 0.73
2016 0.51
2018 1.29

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.47
2014 0.58
2015 0.54
2016 0.41
2018 1.11

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 20.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 20.59 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.54
2014 12.73
2015 14.35
2016 14.62
2018 17.51
2019 20.59

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 12.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 12.95 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.39
2014 8.44
2015 8.41
2016 8.10
2018 11.25
2019 12.95

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 17.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 17.03 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.47 in 2013.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2013 0.47
2014 10.76
2015 11.61
2016 11.60
2018 14.60
2019 17.03

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 40.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 40.39 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.29 in 2004.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 21.29
2005 22.73
2006 23.74
2007 24.67
2008 28.16
2009 29.63
2010 29.71
2011 30.75
2012 32.60
2013 34.62
2014 34.41
2015 36.47
2016 38.30
2018 39.70
2019 40.39

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 26.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 26.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.08 in 2006.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 16.15
2005 16.52
2006 16.08
2007 17.25
2008 19.04
2009 19.31
2010 20.06
2011 20.13
2012 20.78
2013 22.86
2014 22.04
2015 21.97
2016 23.38
2018 25.45
2019 26.60

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative) in Latvia was 33.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 33.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.94 in 2004.

Definition: The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 18.94
2005 19.88
2006 20.23
2007 21.26
2008 23.96
2009 24.87
2010 25.25
2011 25.92
2012 27.21
2013 29.24
2014 28.73
2015 29.77
2016 31.39
2018 33.07
2019 33.98

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes