NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia
Latvia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 17.07 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 17.07 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia peaked at 25.57 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.48, in 2023.
That places Latvia 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.57 | — |
| 2015 | 21.14 | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 21.22 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.43 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.69 | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 15.84 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 14.58 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 14.96 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.86 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 10.48 | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 18.63 | +77.7% |
| 2025 | 17.07 | -8.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 17.07 is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.34, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 17.07 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.43, 26% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.82 | 13.69 | 25.57 | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.93 | 10.48 | 18.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Latvia was 17.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.57 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Latvia ranks 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.