Latvia's adult literacy rose from 99.4 % in 1989 to 99.9 % in 2011.
Latvia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 103.4 % in 2001 to 97.6 % in 2024.
Latvia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Latvia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.8 % in 1989 to 99.8 % in 2011.
Latvia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 92.9 % in 2001 to 101.3 % in 2024.
Latvia's tertiary enrolment rose from 63.5 % in 2001 to 82.9 % in 2024.
Latvia's children out of school, primary rose from 10 in 2008 to 3,481 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +0.5 pts41st of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.3 pts22nd of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.6 pts23rd of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.4 pts13th of 40
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs36th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs25th of 145
- Learning povertyup +4.8 pts20th of 53
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- Education spendingdown −0.4 pts73rd of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.8 pts122nd of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.8 %19th of 135