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

Latvia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.94 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.981 % of workers with low education in the service sector2000: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.962 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.958 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.708 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.354 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.612 % of workers with low education in the service sector2010: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.914 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 1 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1.0% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.

That places Latvia 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1998 0.9%
1999 1.0% +4.4%
2000 1.0% +2.0%
2001 1.0% -3.8%
2002 1.0% +3.9%
2003 1.0% +0.0%
2004 1.0% +0.0%
2005 1.0% -4.2%
2006 0.7% -26.0%
2007 0.4% -50.0%
2008 1.0% +182.1%
2009 0.6% -38.8%
2010 1.0% +63.4%
2011 1.0% +0.0%
2012 1.0% +0.0%
2013 0.9% -8.6%
2014 1.0% +9.4%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

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  6. 1 Namibia 1.0% compare
  7. 1 Slovakia 1.0% compare
  8. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Latvia ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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