NEET rate in Latvija

In Latvija, 11.9% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Latvija, 2025 11.9% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.0percentage points 2024: 12.9%
Latvia, 2025 11.9% Country total
Position in 2025 127th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Latvija over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2002 to 2025
Period LatvijaLatvia
2025 11.9% 11.9%
2024 12.9% 12.9%
2023 10.6% 10.6%
2022 12.5% 12.5%
2021 12.3%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2020 10.4% 10.4%
2019 10.8% 10.8%
2018 11.2% 11.2%
2017 14.2% 14.2%
2016 14.9% 14.9%
2015 13.8% 13.8%
2014 15.4% 15.4%
2013 16.2% 16.2%
2012 17.4% 17.4%
2011 19.8% 19.8%
2010 22.6% 22.6%
2009 22.3% 22.3%
2008 14.4% 14.4%
2007 14.4% 14.4%
2006 14.7%b (break in time series) 14.7%b (break in time series)
2005 13.5% 13.5%
2004 16.2% 16.2%
2003 18.2%b (break in time series) 18.2%b (break in time series)
2002 18.4% 18.4%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 12.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Latvija has the 127th highest value.
  • The figure for Latvia in 2025 was 11.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2002 to 2025 for Latvija
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat