Education in Latvia
The Latvian education system consists of pre-school education, basic education, secondary education and higher education.
General education in Latvia in total lasts 12 years consisting of compulsory 9-years basic education and 3-years secondary education. Additionally pre-school education at age of 5-6 is compulsory in Latvia.
Basic education stage comprises general basic education (grades 1-9) and vocational basic education. Secondary education stage comprises general secondary education, vocational secondary education and vocational education. Higher education comprises both academic and professional study programmes.
The education system of the Republic of Latvia
- More information on educational system: Ministry of Education and Science website
- More information on study programmes for foreign students: Study in Latvia Study in Europe
- Latvian Self-Assessment Report about referencing the Latvian education system to the EQF and the QF-EHEA (2nd version, May 2012): Latvian English