Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 12 in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)
12
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
32
in 2009
All-time low
6
in 2019
Years of data
18
2009–2026

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia, 2009–2026

1020302009201720262009: 322010: 312011: 252012: 202013: 212014: 182015: 162016: 132017: 102018: 102019: 62020: 102021: 102022: 92023: 112024: 112025: 82026: 12

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 12 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia peaked at 32 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2019.

Latvia ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia, 2009 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2009 32
2010 31 -3.1%
2011 25 -19.4%
2012 20 -20.0%
2013 21 +5.0%
2014 18 -14.3%
2015 16 -11.1%
2016 13 -18.8%
2017 10 -23.1%
2018 10 +0.0%
2019 6 -40.0%
2020 10 +66.7%
2021 10 +0.0%
2022 9 -10.0%
2023 11 +22.2%
2024 11 +0.0%
2025 8 -27.3%
2026 12 +50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32 32 32 1
2010s 17 6 31 10
2020s 10.14 8 12 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 compare
  2. 24 Ireland 20 compare
  3. 25 Lithuania 16 compare
  4. 27 Croatia 10 compare
  5. 28 Estonia 9 compare
  6. 29 Montenegro 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Latvia was 12 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 32 in 2009.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2019.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2026.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 660 data points, 2009–2026
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