Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 45.46 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.46
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 104 countries
All-time high
45.46
in 2016
All-time low
38.89
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

010203040501998200720161998: 38.91999: 392000: 39.22001: 39.42002: 39.82003: 39.52004: 39.82005: 40.82006: 40.42007: 40.72008: 40.62009: 41.12010: 41.12011: 41.62012: 41.92013: 42.12014: 45.32015: 45.32016: 45.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 45.46 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 45.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.89, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 6th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.96 38.89 39.02 2
2000s 40.11 39.17 41.11 10
2010s 43.26 41.1 45.46 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 3 Sweden 45.74 compare
  2. 4 Bulgaria 45.61 compare
  3. 5 Croatia 45.46 compare
  4. 7 Lithuania 45.15 compare
  5. 8 Netherlands 45.11 compare
  6. 9 Estonia 45.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 45.46 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 45.46 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.89 in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,415 data points, 1970–2021
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