UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia

Latvia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 13.08 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13.08
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 93 countries
All-time high
13.08
in 2018
All-time low
8.16
in 1989
Years of data
15
1989–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia, 1989–2018

0510151989200320181989: 8.22004: 12.22005: 12.32006: 12.32007: 12.22008: 12.42009: 12.52010: 12.62011: 12.62012: 12.72013: 132014: 12.92015: 132016: 132018: 13.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 13.08 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia peaked at 13.08 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.16, in 1989.

Latvia ranks 12th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Latvia, 1989 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1989 8.16
2004 12.15 +49.0%
2005 12.27 +0.9%
2006 12.31 +0.4%
2007 12.2 -1.0%
2008 12.38 +1.5%
2009 12.48 +0.9%
2010 12.59 +0.9%
2011 12.63 +0.3%
2012 12.73 +0.8%
2013 13 +2.1%
2014 12.94 -0.4%
2015 12.97 +0.2%
2016 13.03 +0.4%
2018 13.08 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.16 8.16 8.16 1
2000s 12.3 12.15 12.48 6
2010s 12.87 12.59 13.08 8

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.24 compare
  2. 10 Poland 13.18 compare
  3. 11 New Zealand 13.13 compare
  4. 13 Israel 13.04 compare
  5. 14 Norway 12.95 compare
  6. 15 Slovakia 12.93 compare

See the full ranking of 93 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia was 13.08 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 13.08 in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.16 in 1989.
How does Latvia rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Latvia ranks 12th out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/