Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Latvia

Latvia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 14,919 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14,919 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
69th
of 143 countries
All-time high
22,402 number
in 2003
All-time low
5,285 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Latvia, 1998–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820181998: 5.3k number1999: 5.4k number2000: 6.3k number2001: 10.9k number2002: 16.4k number2003: 22.4k number2004: 15.2k number2005: 17.2k number2006: 18.0k number2007: 19.2k number2008: 21.0k number2009: 21.1k number2010: 18.6k number2011: 17.2k number2012: 16.8k number2013: 17.3k number2014: 17.1k number2015: 16.1k number2016: 15.2k number2017: 14.6k number2018: 14.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 14,919 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Latvia peaked at 22,402 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,285 number, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 69th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,337 number 5,285 number 5,389 number 2
2000s 16,778 number 6,268 number 22,402 number 10
2010s 16,431 number 14,589 number 18,645 number 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 66 Niger 16,853 number compare
  2. 67 Bulgaria 16,210 number compare
  3. 68 Namibia 14,991 number compare
  4. 70 Moldova 14,688 number compare
  5. 71 Oman 14,045 number compare
  6. 72 Botswana 13,942 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Latvia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Latvia was 14,919 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 22,402 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,285 number in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Latvia ranks 69th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).