Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia

Latvia: Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 was 84.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.5
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
10th
of 38 countries
All-time high
94.5
in 2020
All-time low
65.8
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia, 2013–2024

0204060801002013201820242013: 65.82014: 66.82015: 692016: 74.42017: 80.92018: 87.82019: 92.32020: 94.52021: 94.52022: 93.42023: 88.72024: 84.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 84.5 for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia peaked at 94.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.8, in 2013.

That places Latvia 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 65.8 —
2014 66.8 +1.5%
2015 69 +3.3%
2016 74.4 +7.8%
2017 80.9 +8.7%
2018 87.8 +8.5%
2019 92.3 +5.1%
2020 94.5 +2.4%
2021 94.5 +0.0%
2022 93.4 -1.2%
2023 88.7 -5.0%
2024 84.5 -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 76.71 65.8 92.3 7
2020s 91.12 84.5 94.5 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 7 Ireland 89.8 compare
  2. 8 Austria 88.7 compare
  3. 9 Sweden 85.8 compare
  4. 11 Poland 83.4 compare
  5. 12 Iceland 83.2 compare
  6. 13 Netherlands 82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia?
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Latvia was 84.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 94.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.8 in 2013.
How does Latvia rank for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24?
Latvia ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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 Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 466 data points, 2013–2025
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