Progression to secondary school in Latvia
Latvia: Progression to secondary school was 99.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Latvia, 1995–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school in Latvia stood at 99.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2012.
That places Latvia 53rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.5% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.9% | 99.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,966 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 948,428 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Latvia?
- Progression to secondary school in Latvia was 99.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Latvia ranks 53rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).