NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia
Latvia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 9.09 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 9.09 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia peaked at 17.81 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 158th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.89 | — |
| 2006 | 11.46 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.94 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.82 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.49 | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 17.81 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.04 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 14.89 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13.03 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 12.02 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.52 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 11.21 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 11.96 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 9.24 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 8.55 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.69 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.77 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7 | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 9 | +57.9% |
| 2025 | 9.03 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 9.06 | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 9.09 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.72 | 10.89 | 17.49 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.46 | 7.9 | 17.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 | 5.7 | 9.09 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 155 Spain 10.26 compare
- 156 Hungary 10.08 compare
- 157 Luxembourg 9.39 compare
- 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.07 compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
- 161 Slovakia 8.94 compare
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,152 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 455.07 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia was 9.09 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.81 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Latvia ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.