Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
22nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.962 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.953 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2000: 0.952 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2001: 0.933 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.956 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.948 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.941 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.948 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.95 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.958 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.928 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.937 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.932 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.945 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.932 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.938 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.932 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.917 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.903 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

Latvia ranks 22nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1998 1.0%
1999 1.0% -1.0%
2000 1.0% -0.1%
2001 0.9% -1.9%
2002 1.0% +2.4%
2003 0.9% -0.9%
2004 0.9% -0.7%
2005 0.9% +0.7%
2006 1.0% +0.2%
2007 1.0% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -3.1%
2009 0.9% +1.1%
2010 0.9% -0.5%
2011 0.9% +1.4%
2012 0.9% -1.4%
2013 0.9% +0.6%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 0.9% -1.6%
2016 0.9% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

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  3. 21 Sweden 0.9% compare
  4. 23 Poland 0.9% compare
  5. 24 Belgium 0.9% compare
  6. 25 Czechia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Latvia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Latvia rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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