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Latvia - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.32

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

4.32 (2022)

Global rank

##73 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

1.21×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#27#732019 overtook Russia2020 overtook Nicaragua
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Latvia climbed from #27 to #73 (overtook Russia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Latvia ↓

Key Events — Latvia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2012
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Russia in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Nicaragua in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020223.584.86.037.25
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