Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia
Latvia: Over-qualification rates by economic activity was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.7%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
17th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2019
All-time low
17.1%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 20.7% for over-qualification rates by economic activity in 2025.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia peaked at 21.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
That places Latvia 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.4% | — |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.8% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia?
- Over-qualification rates by economic activity in Latvia was 20.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by economic activity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for over-qualification rates by economic activity?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by economic activity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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