Tertiary education in Latvija

In Latvija, 40.7% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvija, 2025 40.7% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 40.1%
Latvia, 2025 40.7% Country total
Position in 2025 91st of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Latvija over time

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

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period LatvijaLatvia
2025 40.7% 40.7%
2024 40.1% 40.1%
2023 39.2% 39.2%
2022 39.5% 39.5%
2021 39.0%b (break in time series) 39.0%b (break in time series)
2020 37.8% 37.8%
2019 35.7% 35.7%
2018 33.9% 33.9%
2017 33.9% 33.9%
2016 33.4% 33.4%
2015 31.6% 31.6%
2014 30.2%b (break in time series) 30.2%b (break in time series)
2013 31.0% 31.0%
2012 29.2% 29.2%
2011 27.7% 27.7%
2010 26.9% 26.9%
2009 25.8% 25.8%
2008 24.8% 24.8%
2007 22.2% 22.2%
2006 20.9% 20.9%
2005 20.3% 20.3%
2004 19.8% 19.8%
2003 17.9% 17.9%
2002 18.9%b (break in time series) 18.9%b (break in time series)
2001 17.8% 17.8%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 40.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 31.6%, the figure has changed by +9.1 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Latvija has the 91st highest value.
  • The figure for Latvia in 2025 was 40.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 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