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

Latvia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.544 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.606 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.617 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.647 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.657 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.768 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.666 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.899 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.742 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.913 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.892 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.827 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 1 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.702 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.92 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.91 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.808 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.776 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.777 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia is 0.8%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 29th of 104 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.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.6% +11.4%
2000 0.6% +1.8%
2001 0.6% +4.9%
2002 0.7% +1.5%
2003 0.8% +17.0%
2004 0.7% -13.3%
2005 0.9% +34.9%
2006 0.7% -17.5%
2007 0.9% +23.1%
2008 0.9% -2.4%
2009 0.8% -7.3%
2010 1.0% +20.9%
2011 0.7% -29.8%
2012 0.9% +30.9%
2013 0.9% -1.1%
2014 0.8% -11.1%
2015 0.8% -4.0%
2016 0.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 26 Spain 0.8% compare
  2. 27 Jordan 0.8% compare
  3. 28 Cyprus 0.8% compare
  4. 30 Puerto Rico 0.8% compare
  5. 31 Austria 0.8% compare
  6. 32 Rwanda 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Latvia ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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