Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia

Latvia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 13.18 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.18
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 90 countries
All-time high
13.18
in 2016
All-time low
11.98
in 2005
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia, 1998–2016

0510151998200720161998: 121999: 12.12000: 12.12001: 12.22002: 12.42003: 12.32004: 12.42005: 122006: 12.52007: 12.42008: 12.52009: 12.62010: 12.72011: 12.72012: 12.82013: 12.82014: 132015: 13.22016: 13.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 13.18 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia peaked at 13.18 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.98, in 2005.

Latvia ranks 16th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 12.04
1999 12.11 +0.6%
2000 12.13 +0.1%
2001 12.21 +0.6%
2002 12.43 +1.8%
2003 12.3 -1.0%
2004 12.36 +0.4%
2005 11.98 -3.0%
2006 12.51 +4.4%
2007 12.43 -0.6%
2008 12.51 +0.7%
2009 12.62 +0.9%
2010 12.66 +0.3%
2011 12.71 +0.4%
2012 12.8 +0.7%
2013 12.79 -0.0%
2014 13.05 +2.0%
2015 13.15 +0.8%
2016 13.18 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.08 12.04 12.11 2
2000s 12.35 11.98 12.62 10
2010s 12.91 12.66 13.18 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 13 Iceland 13.38 compare
  2. 14 Germany 13.29 compare
  3. 15 France 13.2 compare
  4. 17 Sweden 13.13 compare
  5. 18 Ireland 13.1 compare
  6. 19 Slovenia 12.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Latvia was 13.18 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 13.18 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.98 in 2005.
How does Latvia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Latvia ranks 16th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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