Population with tertiary education — all countries

Population with tertiary education — Latvia

Population with tertiary education in Latvia in 2023 — 33.2%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 89. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 5.51 pp.

2023 33.2% +0.63 pp vs 2022
World rank 17of 89
Period maximum 33.2%2023
Period minimum 26.63%2014

Trend over time

2013–2023 · % of population aged 25+

Population with tertiary education — Latvia, 2013–20232628303234201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232013: 27.69%2014: 26.63%2015: 27.7%2016: 29.11%2018: 30.03%2019: 30.94%2021: 32.2%2022: 32.57%2023: 33.2%
Change over the period: +5.51 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 33.2%
Europe & Central Asia computed 25.3%
Northern Europe computed 34.86%
Population with tertiary education — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 33.2 +0.63 pp
2022 32.57 +0.37 pp
2021 32.2
2019 30.94 +0.91 pp
2018 30.03
2016 29.11 +1.41 pp
2015 27.7 +1.06 pp
2014 26.63 −1.06 pp
2013 27.69

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 25 and older that has completed education at the bachelor's level or above. It differs fundamentally from tertiary enrollment: enrollment counts current students, while this indicator is the accumulated result of past decades, so it changes slowly and reflects not the policy of today but the state of the system twenty or thirty years ago.

Important: An accumulated stock, not the current flow: a country whose tertiary enrollment has grown quickly will keep catching up on this indicator for another generation.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.