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

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
96th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1999
All-time low
0.4%
in 2010
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.736 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.807 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.755 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.742 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.648 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.796 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.735 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.791 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.609 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.799 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.751 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.399 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.355 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.504 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.586 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.406 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.418 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.577 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.585 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  5. 98 Germany 0.6% compare
  6. 99 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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