Lower secondary completion in Latvia

In Latvia, 99.4% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Latvia, 2021 99.4% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +0.4percentage points 2020: 99.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 98.3% Middle value of 22 countries

Lower secondary completion in Latvia over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Latvia
2021 99.4%
2020 99.1%
2019 99.0%
2018 98.5%
2017 99.8%
2016 99.2%
2015 98.7%
2014 97.7%
2013 98.8%
2012 98.0%
2011 98.6%
2010 97.7%
2009 97.8%
2008 96.9%
2007 98.0%
2006 98.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 99.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 98.6%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Latvia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org