Physical fitness has significant role in the improvement of individual abilities and health level of young people. One of the groups of inhabitants whose health level may decrease because of immobile style of life and stress are the students of a secondary school and higher education institution. The aim of the research was to compare sports activities and peculiarities of health level of the students of a secondary school and higher education institution. The authors of the present article have developed and carried out the unique questionnaire for 2nd year students majoring in pedagogy of Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy and the pupils of the 11th form of Riga 49th and 90th secondary schools about their sport activities and health level. 120 academy students and 136 pupils were questioned. The results of the investigation showed that the pupls of a secondary school go in for sports more actively in comparison to the academy students. The sports activities of separate academy students are high but for majority of academy students they are insufficient (42% of academy students go in for sports less than 2 hours a week). More secondary school students (29%) in comparison to the academy students (14%), regularly train in separate branches of sports. 50% of the questioned students of a secondary school point out that they regularly visit sport classes in school, 37% of students mark that they occasionally visit sport classes but 13% of students admit that they go to sport classes only when they don’t have to do anything else. More academy students in comparison to the students of a secondary school have some problems connected with health. Comparatively many young people, especially academy students, have sight problems. Comparatively more academy students (34%) in comparison to secondary school students (26%) point out that they have little problems with obesity. Considerably more learners of a secondary school (21%) in comparison to the academy students (7%) have had injuries during the last years. Probably it may be connected with a more active lifestyle of a secondary school student. The majority of secondary school students (69%) and academy students (63%) note that whether they are ready to offer the first aid depends on the severity of injury and the particular situation. The majority of young people points out, that if there is a necessity, they will try to offer the first aid. The results of a questionnaire show that at both secondary schools and higher education institutions it is necessary to pay more attention to the development of proficiency of providing the first aid.