Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia
Latvia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia is 0.5%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 32.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
That places Latvia 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with low education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -51.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -87.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +219.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +228.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -84.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +595.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -45.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 23 Montenegro 0.5% compare
- 24 Germany 0.5% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
- 27 Sweden 0.4% compare
- 28 Albania 0.4% compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Latvia?
- Youth unemployment 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 unemployment 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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