Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
38th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

0.10.150.20.251998200720161998: 0.144 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.139 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.144 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.131 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.133 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.106 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.099 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.11 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.097 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.077 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.09 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.23 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.242 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.213 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.188 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.152 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.132 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.108 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.113 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 38th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% -3.7%
2000 0.1% +3.2%
2001 0.1% -8.5%
2002 0.1% +1.1%
2003 0.1% -20.0%
2004 0.1% -6.8%
2005 0.1% +11.5%
2006 0.1% -12.3%
2007 0.1% -20.9%
2008 0.1% +17.6%
2009 0.2% +154.7%
2010 0.2% +5.5%
2011 0.2% -12.3%
2012 0.2% -11.4%
2013 0.2% -19.4%
2014 0.1% -13.2%
2015 0.1% -17.7%
2016 0.1% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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