Labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia
Latvia: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 70.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia stood at 70.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia peaked at 82.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 79th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.0% | — |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.0% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 76.2% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 70.7% | 77.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Latvia was 70.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).