Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Latvia

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
13th
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, female in Latvia, 1998–2016

0.20.30.40.51998200720161998: 0.159 % of female population in working age1999: 0.166 % of female population in working age2000: 0.163 % of female population in working age2001: 0.345 % of female population in working age2002: 0.397 % of female population in working age2003: 0.338 % of female population in working age2004: 0.303 % of female population in working age2005: 0.341 % of female population in working age2006: 0.358 % of female population in working age2007: 0.334 % of female population in working age2008: 0.324 % of female population in working age2009: 0.338 % of female population in working age2010: 0.357 % of female population in working age2011: 0.379 % of female population in working age2012: 0.413 % of female population in working age2013: 0.418 % of female population in working age2014: 0.508 % of female population in working age2015: 0.52 % of female population in working age2016: 0.522 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.

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

Latvia ranks 13th 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, female in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% +4.0%
2000 0.2% -1.8%
2001 0.3% +112.1%
2002 0.4% +15.1%
2003 0.3% -14.8%
2004 0.3% -10.4%
2005 0.3% +12.6%
2006 0.4% +5.0%
2007 0.3% -6.8%
2008 0.3% -2.9%
2009 0.3% +4.2%
2010 0.4% +5.5%
2011 0.4% +6.4%
2012 0.4% +8.7%
2013 0.4% +1.3%
2014 0.5% +21.6%
2015 0.5% +2.3%
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% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
  2. 11 Finland 0.5% compare
  3. 12 Armenia 0.5% compare
  4. 14 Ukraine 0.5% compare
  5. 15 Sweden 0.5% compare
  6. 16 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Latvia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Latvia was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Latvia ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
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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