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Tuition fees in Europe

Latvia

Country: Latvia

Population (million): 1.9 (2025)

Area (km²): 64589

Official language: Latvian

Currency: euro (since 1 January 2014)

Dialling code: +371

Internet users (million): 1.3 (2025)

Number of students: 74,017 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 39.1 (2024)

Women among students (%): 58.4 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 41,668 (2024)

Students - master's level: 16,298 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 3,254 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): state-funded places free; fee-paying e.g. €2,600 a year at the University of Latvia for EU citizens, €3,500 for others (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): state-funded places free; on fee-paying places the university sets the fee (2026)

EU citizens can compete for tuition-free state-funded places in Latvia; on fee-paying places the University of Latvia charges e.g. €2,600 a year for EU citizens and €3,500 for others on an English-taught bachelor's (2026/27). Study in Europe counts 29 higher education institutions and 24 colleges, with over 200 programmes in English. Discover how admission works and what a month costs (on average €450–700).

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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