Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia

Latvia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.6%
in 2009
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.737 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.765 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.789 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.78 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.755 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.822 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.809 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.874 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.874 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.881 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.868 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.594 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.615 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.642 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.712 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.731 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.764 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.788 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.78 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia is 0.8%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.

Latvia ranks 55th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.8% +3.8%
2000 0.8% +3.1%
2001 0.8% -1.2%
2002 0.8% -3.1%
2003 0.8% +8.9%
2004 0.8% -1.6%
2005 0.9% +8.1%
2006 0.9% -0.0%
2007 0.9% +0.8%
2008 0.9% -1.5%
2009 0.6% -31.5%
2010 0.6% +3.4%
2011 0.6% +4.4%
2012 0.7% +10.9%
2013 0.7% +2.8%
2014 0.8% +4.5%
2015 0.8% +3.1%
2016 0.8% -1.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 52 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  2. 53 Chile 0.8% compare
  3. 54 Argentina 0.8% compare
  4. 56 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
  5. 57 Ireland 0.8% compare
  6. 58 Lithuania 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Latvia was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
How does Latvia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Latvia ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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