What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Ireland and Latvia?

0 5 year moving average, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Latvia: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Ireland

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Latvia

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Ireland rank

1st

Latvia rank

1st

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Ireland
Latvia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Latvia, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Latvia ahead.

Ireland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1718 5 year moving average	0.3728 5 year moving average	0.201 5 year moving average	Latvia
2010s	0.432 5 year moving average	0.509 5 year moving average	0.077 5 year moving average	Latvia
2020s	0.6637 5 year moving average	0.7318 5 year moving average	0.068 5 year moving average	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Ireland or Latvia?: Ireland, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Ireland and Latvia?: 0 5 year moving average, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Ireland ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database