Latvia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Latvia, 1990–2022.
Education spending for Latvia was 4.32% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1990 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 7.25% in 2013. The lowest was 3.58% in 1990 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.59% per year.
Latvia ranks 81 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Latvia sits below it. It peaked in 2013 and has fallen 40% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 37%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 26 of 45 economies; Poland (4.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 30% in 2012. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2013. Doubling roughly every 118 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 26th of 50 in 1990 → 27th of 116 in 2000 → 40th of 130 in 2010 → 60th of 157 in 2020 → 69th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.32% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 4.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 4.82% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 5.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.47% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 7.25% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 6.84% | +1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 5.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 5.14% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 5.64% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 4.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 4.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 5.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 5.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 5.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 5.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 5.42% | +1.1 pp |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 3.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 3.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Latvia’s Education spending in 1991?
3.86% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Latvia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +20.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.32%; 2021: 4.77%; 2020: 5%; 2019: 4.59%; 2018: 4.39%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.