Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 20.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Latvia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Latvia is 20.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Latvia peaked at 21.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 58th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- 60 Kyrgyzstan 19.7% compare
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More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Latvia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Latvia was 20.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
- Latvia ranks 58th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.