Unemployment with advanced education in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Latvia stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Latvia peaked at 10.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.1% | — |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -36.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +92.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -32.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
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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 with advanced education in Latvia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Latvia was 3.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Latvia ranks 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).