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Universities in Latvia
Latvia has 13 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1919. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES13
OLDEST1919
FOUNDED 1900+13
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later13 · 100%
Date unknown0 · 0%
Oldest universities in Latvia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1919Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute
1921Daugavpils University
1938Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
1950Riga Stradiņš University
1954University of Liepāja
1958Riga Technical University
1990Latvian Academy of Culture
1990University of Latvia
1992Baltic International Academy
1992RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology
1993Latvian Maritime Academy
1994Riga Nordic University
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