NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Latvia
11.0% of people aged 15 to 29 in Latvia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Latvia, 2025
11.0%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
10.6%
Position in 2025
15th of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Latvia over time
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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | 14.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 10.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
9.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
11.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
99.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS