Early school leavers in Latvija

In Latvija, 8.8% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2002 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvija, 2025 8.8% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +0.9percentage points 2024: 7.9%
Latvia, 2025 8.8% Country total
Position in 2025 123rd of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Latvija over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2002 to 2025
Period LatvijaLatvia
2025 8.8% 8.8%
2024 7.9% 7.9%
2023 7.7% 7.7%
2022 6.7% 6.7%
2021 7.3%b (break in time series) 7.3%b (break in time series)
2020 7.2% 7.2%
2019 8.7% 8.7%
2018 8.3% 8.3%
2017 8.6% 8.6%
2016 10.0% 10.0%
2015 9.9% 9.9%
2014 8.5%b (break in time series) 8.5%b (break in time series)
2013 9.8% 9.8%
2012 10.6% 10.6%
2011 11.6% 11.6%
2010 12.9% 12.9%
2009 14.3% 14.3%
2008 15.5% 15.5%
2007 15.6% 15.6%
2006 15.6%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2005 15.4% 15.4%
2004 15.9% 15.9%
2003 18.8%b (break in time series) 18.8%b (break in time series)
2002 16.5%b (break in time series) 16.5%b (break in time series)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 7.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.9%, the figure has changed by −1.1 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 226 regions with data for 2025, Latvija has the 123rd highest value.
  • The figure for Latvia in 2025 was 8.8%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2002 to 2025 for Latvija
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat