Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Latvia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 94.6% (2020), 38th of 176 in the world and 22nd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 97.6% (2024), 120th of 191 in the world and 42nd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 98.1% (2024), 57th of 168 in the world and 25th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Latvia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 94.6%2020 | 38/176 | 22/51 | 63.9% | 85.9% | 94.6% | +8.7 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.6%2024 | 120/191 | 42/53 | 103.4%2001 | 103.0% | 99.8% | −2.3 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 98.1%2024 | 57/168 | 25/47 | 100.5%2001 | 102.2% | 98.3% | −2.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 101.3%2024 | 57/176 | 28/53 | 92.9%2001 | 102.8% | 106.0% | −12.5 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.3%2024 | 73/168 | 38/50 | · | · | 98.3% | −6.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 82.9%2024 | 23/172 | 13/52 | 63.5%2001 | 69.1% | 94.5% | +12.0 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.7%2024 | 99/178 | 15/51 | · | 0.9% | 1.3% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.9%2011 | 5/141 | 4/27 | 99.8% | 99.9%2011 | · | +0.2 ppsince 2000 | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.8%2011 | 19/148 | 12/27 | 99.8% | 99.8%2011 | · | +0.1 ppsince 2000 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 11.52017 | 150/173 | 32/48 | 15.1 | 11.9 | · | +4.5%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.3%2022 | 84/184 | 27/49 | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | −2.5 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 9.9%2022 | 142/179 | 37/49 | 14.6% | 11.8% | 11.7% | −7.8 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+8.7 pp94.6% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+12.0 pp82.9% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.2 pp99.9% in 2011
- Youth literacy+0.1 pp99.8% in 2011
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.3 pp98.1% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−12.5 pp101.3% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−6.6 pp93.3% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.8 pp2.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Latvia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Latvia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Latvia | Russia | Sweden | Belarus | Lithuania | Estonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 94.6%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 100.4%2020 | 96.8%2021 | 89.1%2020 | 94.3%2019 |
| Primary enrolment | 97.6%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 114.9%2024 | 96.8%2024 | 100.5%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 98.1%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 99.8%2024 | 95.8%2024 | 100.1%2024 | 99.9%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.3%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 132.0%2024 | 94.8%2024 | 104.9%2024 | 108.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.3%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 99.7%2024 | 100.8%2024 | 98.7%2024 | 98.2%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 82.9%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 84.0%2024 | 70.1%2024 | 75.6%2024 | 65.7%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 2.7%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.6%2024 | 4.5%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 3.4%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2021 | — | 99.9%2019 | 99.8%2011 | 99.9%2011 |
| Youth literacy | 99.8%2011 | 99.9%2021 | — | 99.9%2019 | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2011 |