Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia
Latvia: Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education was 86.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
86.5%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 45 countries
All-time high
89.2%
in 2018
All-time low
81.0%
in 2005
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 86.5% for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia peaked at 89.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.8% | — |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 86.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 81.0% | 84.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 84.7% | 87.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia?
- Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Latvia was 86.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education?
- Latvia ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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