Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

0.20.30.40.50.61998200720161998: 0.264 % of labor force with low education in working age1999: 0.193 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.245 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.258 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.352 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.204 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.265 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.209 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.391 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.201 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.249 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.601 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.645 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.496 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.414 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.594 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.582 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.423 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.415 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.

Latvia ranks 12th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.2% -26.9%
2000 0.2% +27.3%
2001 0.3% +5.0%
2002 0.4% +36.6%
2003 0.2% -42.1%
2004 0.3% +30.0%
2005 0.2% -20.9%
2006 0.4% +86.7%
2007 0.2% -48.5%
2008 0.2% +23.6%
2009 0.6% +141.5%
2010 0.6% +7.2%
2011 0.5% -23.2%
2012 0.4% -16.4%
2013 0.6% +43.5%
2014 0.6% -2.0%
2015 0.4% -27.4%
2016 0.4% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
  2. 10 Germany 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Spain 0.4% compare
  4. 13 Slovenia 0.4% compare
  5. 14 Gambia 0.4% compare
  6. 15 Estonia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Latvia ranks 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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