Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia

Latvia: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
38th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia, 1998–2016

0.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.233 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.295 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.255 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.259 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.394 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.384 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.506 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.717 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.696 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.926 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.811 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.725 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 1 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.394 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.563 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.856 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.611 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.35 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.425 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia is 0.4%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Latvia 38th out of 83 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.3% +26.6%
2000 0.3% -13.4%
2001 0.3% +1.5%
2002 0.4% +51.8%
2003 0.4% -2.5%
2004 0.5% +31.9%
2005 0.7% +41.8%
2006 0.7% -3.0%
2007 0.9% +32.9%
2008 0.8% -12.3%
2009 0.7% -10.7%
2010 1.0% +38.0%
2011 0.4% -60.6%
2012 0.6% +42.9%
2013 0.9% +52.1%
2014 0.6% -28.6%
2015 0.3% -42.8%
2016 0.4% +21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Latvia was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Latvia ranks 38th out of 83 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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