Adult participation in learning in Latvia

11.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Latvia took part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Adult participation in learning Unit: % of population aged 25 to 64 Data: 2002 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvia, 2025 11.4% % of population aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 11.0%
European Union, 2025 13.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 14.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 34 See the full ranking

Adult participation in learning in Latvia over time

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% of population aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Adult participation in learning (% of population aged 25 to 64), 2002 to 2025
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2025 11.4% 13.7%
2024 11.0% 13.5%
2023 10.7% 12.8%
2022 9.7% 11.9%
2021 8.6%b (break in time series) 10.9%b (break in time series)
2020 6.6% 9.1%
2019 7.4% 10.8%
2018 6.7% 10.7%
2017 7.5% 10.4%
2016 7.3% 10.3%
2015 5.7% 10.1%
2014 5.6% 10.1%
2013 6.8% 9.9%
2012 7.2% 8.2%
2011 5.4% 8.1%
2010 5.4% 7.8%
2009 5.6% 7.9%
2008 6.9% 8.0%
2007 7.2% 7.9%
2006 7.3%b (break in time series) 7.8%b (break in time series)
2005 7.8% 7.7%
2004 8.4% 7.1%
2003 7.7%b (break in time series) 6.4%b (break in time series)
2002 7.3%b (break in time series) 5.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 11.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 13.7%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
trng_lfse_01 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC age=Y25-64
Observation period
2002 to 2025 for Latvia
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat