Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia

Latvia: Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
29th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.050.10.150.21998200720161998: 0.121 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.111 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.109 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.113 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.113 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.106 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.114 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.12 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.133 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.121 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.135 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.16 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.168 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.186 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.171 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.197 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.201 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.207 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.2% for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

Latvia ranks 29th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% -8.1%
2000 0.1% -2.0%
2001 0.1% +4.1%
2002 0.1% -0.6%
2003 0.1% -5.6%
2004 0.1% +7.4%
2005 0.1% +5.1%
2006 0.1% +10.4%
2007 0.1% -9.0%
2008 0.1% +12.0%
2009 0.2% +18.6%
2010 0.2% +4.6%
2011 0.2% +10.8%
2012 0.2% -8.2%
2013 0.2% +7.5%
2014 0.2% +7.6%
2015 0.2% +1.6%
2016 0.2% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia?
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above in Latvia was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Latvia rank for employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above?
Latvia ranks 29th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. 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 Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the professionals occupation group, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,083 data points, 1970–2021
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