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
18th
of 47 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.
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 18th of 47 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 | Value | 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 20.15, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 20.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 20, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.55 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.64 | 16.1 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.58 | 17.1 | 21.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 | 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 18th out of 47 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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