Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
35
in 2009
All-time low
9
in 2019
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 12 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia peaked at 35 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2019.
That places Latvia 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35 | — |
| 2010 | 32 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 28 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 23 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.5 | 9 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia was 12 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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