Unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 8.0% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia peaked at 21.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 43rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +143.9% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 5.8% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 6.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Latvia was 8.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 (% of total 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).