Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 8.6% for unemployment with intermediate education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia peaked at 23.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2007.
That places Latvia 26th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +33.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +169.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 5.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 7.4% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latvia was 8.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).