Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level was 6.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6.9 for unemployment rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
That represents a change of down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia peaked at 19.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.5 | — |
| 1999 | 13.8 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.9 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.1 | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 11.7 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 10 | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 6.1 | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 17.5 | +127.3% |
| 2010 | 19.5 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 16.2 | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 15 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9 | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 6.9 | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.05, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +127.3% | 7.7 | 17.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.15 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4 | 6.1 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.53 | 6.3 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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 unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level in Latvia was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 rates by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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