Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.788 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.788 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.811 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.803 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.807 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.811 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.817 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.858 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.855 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.868 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.87 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.869 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.862 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.871 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.864 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.863 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.864 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.834 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.841 % 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 0.8% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 22nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, 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 0.8%
1999 0.8% +0.0%
2000 0.8% +2.9%
2001 0.8% -1.0%
2002 0.8% +0.5%
2003 0.8% +0.5%
2004 0.8% +0.7%
2005 0.9% +5.0%
2006 0.9% -0.3%
2007 0.9% +1.5%
2008 0.9% +0.2%
2009 0.9% -0.1%
2010 0.9% -0.8%
2011 0.9% +1.0%
2012 0.9% -0.8%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.8% -3.5%
2016 0.8% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 19 Belgium 0.8% compare
  2. 20 South Africa 0.8% compare
  3. 21 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  4. 23 Hungary 0.8% compare
  5. 24 Czechia 0.8% compare
  6. 25 Slovakia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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