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 12.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia is 12.6, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Latvia peaked at 12.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.38, in 1989.
That places Latvia 23rd out of 91 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.38 | — |
| 2004 | 11.99 | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 12.05 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 11.98 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.95 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.09 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.15 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.28 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.37 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.54 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.52 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.59 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.38 | 8.38 | 8.38 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.04 | 11.95 | 12.15 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.47 | 12.28 | 12.6 | 8 |
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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 12.6 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 12.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.38 in 1989.
- How does Latvia rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Latvia ranks 23rd out of 91 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 4.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/