Canada vs Latvia: Unemployment with basic education
Canada
15.1%
in 2025
Latvia
17.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Latvia rank
15th
Unemployment with basic education over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 17.2% against 15.1% in Canada, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latvia ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th of 130 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 18.7% | 4.5% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 19.2% | 6.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 22.6% | 8.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 16.0% | 2.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 17.2% against 15.1% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Canada and Latvia?
- 2.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for unemployment with basic education?
- Canada ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).