MODERNISATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LATVIA
Economic activity of population
Table 9. Economically active population by age groups and structure of educational attainment (in thousands), November, 1999
Economically active population by age groups, (thousands of population) age groups
total in the country
in urban areas
in rural areas
15-19 30.6
19.1
11.5
20-24 111.2
79.9
31.3
15-24 141.8
99.0
42.8
25-34 295.7
211.9
83.8
35-44 324.3
232.7
91.6
45-54 245.1
181.6
63.5
55-59 82.6
57.3
25.3
60 and more 67.3
41.7
25.6
total 1,156.8
824.2
332.6
Economically active population by obtained education, thousands of population total in urban areas in rural areas ISCED higher 220.4
187.5
32.9
ISCED 5
vocational secondary 288.5
195.0
93.5
ISCED 4
technical secondary 157.1
119.2
37.9
ISCED 3A
general secondary 282.5
210.4
72.1
ISCED 3A
vocational 51.5
35.2
16.3
ISCED 3C
basic 134.4
68.6
65.9
ISCED 2
less than basic 21.6
7.7
13.9
ISCED 1
no school education 0.8
0.6
0.2
total 1,156.8
824.2
333.6
Source: Labour force in Latvia. Labour force survey data, November 1999. A statistical bulletin. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Riga, March 2000.
Table 10. Economic activity rate by age groups and educational attainment, November, 1999
Economic activity rate by age groups
(as % of given group in total)age groups total in country in urban areas in rural areas 15-19 17.1
15.6
20.2
20-24 68.7
70.0
65.6
15-24 41.6
41.9
40.9
25-34 85.6
87.2
81.7
35-44 88.9
89.5
87.5
45-54 84.1
84.8
82.3
55-59 53.9
53.5
54.9
60 and more 13.7
12.4
16.5
total 58.2
59.0
56.4
Economic activity rate by educational attainment
(as % of given group in total)total in country in urban areas in rural areas higher 78.8
78.7
78.9
secondary vocational 73.0
72.1
74.9
secondary technical 77.5
76.7
80.3
secondary general 62.2
60.1
69.3
vocational 74.1
76.0
70.3
basic 31.9
27.4
38.5
less than basic 14.0
9.4
19.2
no school education 7.5
10.9
3.8
total 58.2
59.0
56.4
Source: Labour force in Latvia. Labour force survey data, November 1999. A statistical bulletin. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Riga, March 2000.
age groups
total in the country
in total
in urban areas
in rural areas
males
females
males
females
males
females
15-24 41.6
46.6
35.8
48.3
35.6
45.1
36.1
25-34 85.6
92.2
78.6
94.2
79.8
85.2
75.9
35-44 88.9
91.1
86.3
93.3
86.3
86.5
86.6
45-54 84.1
86.3
82.2
88.7
81.6
80.5
84.3
55-59 53.8
73.2
39.0
71.8
39.8
75.7
36.8
60 and more 13.7
21.4
9.7
20.6
8.1
22.9
13.1
total 58.2
67.8
50.3
69.1
50.9
64.9
48.9
Source: Labour force in Latvia. Labour force survey data, November 1999.
A statistical bulletin. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Riga, March 2000.