Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia

Latvia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
24th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.817 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.826 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.866 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.871 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.867 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.869 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.894 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.956 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.945 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.94 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.965 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.947 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.913 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.914 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.922 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.956 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.969 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.938 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.959 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2016, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.

Latvia ranks 24th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% +1.0%
2000 0.9% +4.9%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2002 0.9% -0.4%
2003 0.9% +0.2%
2004 0.9% +2.8%
2005 1.0% +7.0%
2006 0.9% -1.1%
2007 0.9% -0.6%
2008 1.0% +2.7%
2009 0.9% -1.8%
2010 0.9% -3.6%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2013 1.0% +3.7%
2014 1.0% +1.4%
2015 0.9% -3.2%
2016 1.0% +2.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 21 France 1.0% compare
  2. 22 Iceland 1.0% compare
  3. 23 South Africa 1.0% compare
  4. 25 Norway 1.0% compare
  5. 26 Finland 1.0% compare
  6. 27 Italy 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Latvia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
How does Latvia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Latvia ranks 24th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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