Education in Latvia

188 indicators covering education for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enterprises that provided training to develop/upgrade ICT skills of 4.0% 2024 up 9.8% 41st
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages 247,950 Number 2024 up 5.0% 30th
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 11,423 Number 2024 up 57.5% 28th
Ratio of pupils and students to teachers and academic staff by 8.6 Rate 2024 down 21.1% 29th
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 2,370 Number 2024 down 39.9% 27th
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level 18 Number 2024 unchanged 20th
Female teachers - as % of all teachers, by education level 98.9% 2024 down 0.7% 11th
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex, type of 419,051 Number 2024 up 0.3% 31st
Share of degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex 0.0% 2024 — 1st
Degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex and 0 Number 2024 — 1st
Degree mobile graduates from abroad by education level, sex and field 1,335 Number 2024 up 277.1% 31st
Distribution of degree mobile graduates from abroad at education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and age 419,051 Number 2024 up 0.3% 31st
Distribution of teachers at education level and programme orientation 4.0% 2024 down 28.6% 20th
Teachers working part-time - as % of all teachers, by education level 33.3% 2024 — 9th
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level 14.6% 2024 up 43.5% 19th
Distribution of mobile students from abroad with EU and non-EU 0.0% 2024 — 1st
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group 15,498 Number 2024 down 11.5% 32nd
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 2,370 Number 2024 down 39.9% 25th
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme 443.6 Million euro 2023 up 135.6% 34th
Public expenditure on education per pupil/student based on FTE by 4,577 Euro 2023 up 92.6% 27th
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment 7.6 Rating (0-10) 2025 unchanged 33rd
Overall life satisfaction by level of satisfaction, age and 18.3% 2025 down 20.8% 39th
Trust in others by sex, age and educational attainment 6.7 Rating (0-10) 2025 down 2.9% 10th
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student 4,778 Euro 2023 up 97.3% 28th
Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level 463.1 Million euro 2023 up 141.2% 35th
R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational 5,570 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2015 up 1.6% 42nd
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and 11,423 Persons 2024 up 57.5% 4th
Ratio of annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level and 2.3 Rate 2023 up 130.0% 4th
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or 90.9% 2023 up 4.0% 22nd
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme 96,925 Number 2023 up 22.3% 30th
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme 1.1% 2023 up 37.5% 5th
Pupils enrolled in vocational upper secondary and post-secondary 27,516 Number 2024 down 6.2% 26th
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and field of 27,516 Number 2024 down 6.2% 26th
Distribution of students at education level and programme orientation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Funding of education by education level, programme orientation and 12.9% 2023 down 37.4% 23rd
Financial aid to students by education level - as % of total public 2.3% 2023 down 47.7% 27th
Public subsidies to the private sector by education level and 10.7 Million euro 2023 up 791.7% 15th
Total educational expenditure by education level, programme 484.4 Million euro 2023 up 128.8% 29th
Private educational expenditure by education level, programme 51.3 Million euro 2023 up 111.1% 28th
Agricultural training of farm managers 56,390 Holding 2023 down 31.1% 21st
Students by ISCED level, study intensity and sex 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% 33rd
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% 33rd
Participation/ enrolment in education by sex 61 2012 up 0.2% 14th
Education and training context indicators 9.9 2012 up 7.6% 29th
Students by ISCED level, age and sex 428,321 Number 2012 down 23.8% 33rd
Distribution of pupils/ students by level 350.1 2012 down 31.4% 36th
Tertiary education participation 97 2012 down 12.2% 34th
Participation/ enrolment in education (ISCED 0-4) 98.6 2012 down 0.3% 5th
Tertiary students (ISCED 5-6) by field of education and sex 97,041 Number 2012 down 12.2% 34th
Tertiary education graduates 207.7 2012 down 8.5% 1st
HRST with tertiary education by sex, age and field of education 399.6 Thousand 2013 up 53.0% 32nd
HRST with tertiary education by age and field of education 399.6 Thousand 2013 up 53.0% 32nd
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) 10 2012 down 29.1% 33rd
Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) 2.72 Thousand 2012 down 16.7% 35th
Graduations in ISCED 3 to 6 by field of education and sex 7,727 Number 2012 down 19.1% 31st
Students in ISCED 1-3 by modern foreign language studied 97,934 Number 2012 up 49.6% 27th
Students in ISCED 1-3 by number of modern foreign languages studied 113,462 Number 2012 down 0.4% 27th
Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and 21.47 Thousand 2012 up 13.5% 35th
Participation in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and 97.04 Thousand 2012 down 18.4% 37th