Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia

Latvia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.10.20.30.40.51998200720161998: 0.17 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.178 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.18 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.365 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.418 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.353 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.31 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.323 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.332 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.317 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.301 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.322 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.34 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.356 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.378 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.379 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.437 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.451 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.453 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.5% for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 21st of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% +4.7%
2000 0.2% +1.5%
2001 0.4% +102.2%
2002 0.4% +14.5%
2003 0.4% -15.4%
2004 0.3% -12.3%
2005 0.3% +4.2%
2006 0.3% +2.8%
2007 0.3% -4.4%
2008 0.3% -5.0%
2009 0.3% +6.8%
2010 0.3% +5.6%
2011 0.4% +4.8%
2012 0.4% +6.2%
2013 0.4% +0.2%
2014 0.4% +15.4%
2015 0.5% +3.2%
2016 0.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 18 Norway 0.5% compare
  2. 19 Russia 0.5% compare
  3. 20 Germany 0.5% compare
  4. 22 Netherlands 0.4% compare
  5. 23 Greece 0.4% compare
  6. 24 Luxembourg 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Latvia was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64?
Latvia ranks 21st out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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