Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Latvia
Latvia: Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 was 0.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population in Latvia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Latvia stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Latvia peaked at 0.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2017.
Latvia ranks 31st of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3143 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.34 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Latvia?
- Doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Latvia was 0.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population?
- Latvia ranks 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 25 to 34. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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