Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia

Latvia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
34th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia, 1998–2016

0.10.20.30.41998200720161998: 0.149 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.154 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.155 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.322 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.369 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.306 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.267 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.346 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.289 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.275 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.261 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.276 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.294 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.308 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.333 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.337 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.414 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.427 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.431 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.4% for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 34th of 107 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.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.2% +3.6%
2000 0.2% +0.6%
2001 0.3% +107.6%
2002 0.4% +14.6%
2003 0.3% -17.0%
2004 0.3% -12.7%
2005 0.3% +29.3%
2006 0.3% -16.5%
2007 0.3% -4.6%
2008 0.3% -5.1%
2009 0.3% +5.4%
2010 0.3% +6.5%
2011 0.3% +4.8%
2012 0.3% +8.2%
2013 0.3% +1.3%
2014 0.4% +22.6%
2015 0.4% +3.3%
2016 0.4% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 31 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
  2. 32 Netherlands 0.5% compare
  3. 33 Norway 0.4% compare
  4. 35 Argentina 0.4% compare
  5. 36 Spain 0.4% compare
  6. 37 Germany 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Latvia was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Latvia ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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