Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia
Latvia: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.7%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
17th
of 45 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2003
All-time low
16.1%
in 2000
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 20.7% for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia peaked at 23.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 17th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.7% | — |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.4% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Latvia was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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