Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia
Latvia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.
Analysis
In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 96th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of labor force with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -46.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +42.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia?
- Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
- Latvia ranks 96th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
- Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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