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

Latvia: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
80th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
19
1998–2016

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

0.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.484 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.747 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.728 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.582 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.417 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.926 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.763 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.836 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.462 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.918 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.433 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.428 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.235 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.58 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.522 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.468 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.256 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.649 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.535 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Latvia ranks 80th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1998 0.5%
1999 0.7% +54.4%
2000 0.7% -2.5%
2001 0.6% -20.0%
2002 0.4% -28.3%
2003 0.9% +121.9%
2004 0.8% -17.5%
2005 0.8% +9.5%
2006 0.5% -44.8%
2007 0.9% +99.0%
2008 0.4% -52.9%
2009 0.4% -1.1%
2010 0.2% -45.2%
2011 0.6% +147.3%
2012 0.5% -10.1%
2013 0.5% -10.2%
2014 0.3% -45.3%
2015 0.6% +153.4%
2016 0.5% -17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.2% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 77 Albania 0.6% compare
  2. 78 Sweden 0.6% compare
  3. 79 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
  4. 81 Germany 0.5% compare
  5. 82 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  6. 83 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  7. 83 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Latvia ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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