Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia

Latvia: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3207 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3207
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
49th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3938
in 2007
All-time low
0.3207
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3942008: 0.3492009: 0.372010: 0.3672011: 0.3752012: 0.3632013: 0.3672014: 0.3452015: 0.3372016: 0.3592017: 0.372018: 0.321

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia is 0.3207, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia peaked at 0.3938 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3207, in 2018.

Latvia ranks 49th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3709 0.3487 0.3938 3
2010s 0.356 0.3207 0.3754 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 46 Bulgaria 0.3274 compare
  2. 47 Uruguay 0.3244 compare
  3. 48 Mexico 0.3213 compare
  4. 50 Estonia 0.3182 compare
  5. 51 Dominican Republic 0.3158 compare
  6. 52 Georgia 0.3147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Latvia was 0.3207 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3938 in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3207 in 2018.
How does Latvia rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Latvia ranks 49th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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