Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia
Latvia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
85th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 1982
All-time low
1.02 index
in 2025
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia stood at 1.02 index. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia peaked at 1.02 index in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.02 index, in 2025.
Latvia ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.02 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,535 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Latvia was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1982.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Latvia ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.