Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia
Latvia: Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision was 3,731 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,731 Number
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
3,731 Number
in 2025
All-time low
2,735 Number
in 2022
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia, 2019–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia stood at 3,731 Number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
That places Latvia 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,938 Number | — |
| 2020 | 3,298 Number | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 3,016 Number | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 2,735 Number | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 2,980 Number | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 3,189 Number | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 3,731 Number | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,938 Number | 2,938 Number | 2,938 Number | 1 |
| 2020s | 3,158 Number | 2,735 Number | 3,731 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 7,152 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia?
- Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision in Latvia was 3,731 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,731 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,735 Number in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Authorisations for study and research by reason, type of decision, citizenship and length of validity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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