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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 2010s | 17 | 6 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
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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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