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
12th
of 35 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.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 20.7 for over-qualification rates by economic activity in 2025.
That represents a change of 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.
Latvia ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.58 | 17.1 | 21.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 | 18.7 | 20.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 12.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 3,437 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1156 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 3,041 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.26 (2013)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7931 (2013)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.515 (2013)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.94 (2013)
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 12th out of 35 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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