Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia
Latvia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia is 9.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 73.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 98th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.8% | — |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +73.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 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 | +73.5% | 5.7% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.9% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 7.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Latvia was 9.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Latvia ranks 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).