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

Latvia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.411 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.443 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.485 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.547 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.434 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.624 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.324 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.725 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.695 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.645 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.557 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.905 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.816 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.579 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.507 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.655 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia is 0.7%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.

Latvia ranks 26th 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, primary education and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +7.7%
2000 0.5% +9.6%
2001 0.5% +12.7%
2002 0.4% -20.7%
2003 0.6% +43.9%
2004 0.3% -48.0%
2005 0.7% +123.6%
2006 0.5% -34.9%
2007 0.7% +47.3%
2008 0.6% -7.3%
2009 0.6% -13.6%
2010 0.9% +62.5%
2011 0.5% -40.1%
2012 0.8% +50.5%
2013 0.6% -29.1%
2014 0.5% -12.4%
2015 0.7% +29.2%
2016 0.7% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Croatia 0.7% compare
  2. 24 Poland 0.7% compare
  3. 25 Italy 0.7% compare
  4. 27 Montenegro 0.6% compare
  5. 28 Argentina 0.6% compare
  6. 29 Tunisia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
How does Latvia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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