Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Latvia, Republic of

Latvia, Republic of: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.6% in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
87th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Latvia, Republic of, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 1 % of population with low education in working age1999: 1 % of population with low education in working age2000: 1 % of population with low education in working age2001: 1 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.951 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.951 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.934 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.942 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.993 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.973 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.888 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.877 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.852 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.9 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.917 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.801 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.754 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.719 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.611 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Latvia, Republic of recorded 0.6% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Latvia, Republic of peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Latvia, Republic of 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia, Republic of

  1. 84 India 0.6% compare
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  3. 86 Mozambique, Republic of 0.6% compare
  4. 88 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.6% compare
  5. 89 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  6. 90 Mongolia 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Latvia, Republic of?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Latvia, Republic of was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Latvia, Republic of rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Latvia, Republic of ranks 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Latvia, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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