Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia
Latvia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia is 8.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia peaked at 16.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.0% | — |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -44.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +95.2% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 8.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 8.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +95.2% | 4.5% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 7.1% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.5% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 159 South Korea 9.8% compare
- 160 Spain 9.7% compare
- 161 Channel Islands 8.9% compare
- 163 Slovakia 8.7% compare
- 164 Estonia 8.6% compare
- 165 Luxembourg 8.6% 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Latvia was 8.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Latvia ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).