Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Latvia
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Latvia.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Latvia has achieved notable progress in reducing the number of early leavers from education and training and increasing the share of tertiary graduates. The country reached its respective targets in 2013 and 2011 and continued to show improvements until 2015. Latvia’s GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors did not increase notably between the ESD base year and 2012, thus remaining within the limits of the national target of increasing emissions by no more than 17 % by 2020. Since 2008, Latvia has fulfilled its commitment on primary energy consumption and has steadily moved towards its target of 40 % renewable energy in gross final energy consumption. In the same time period, the country also shortened the distance to its national poverty reduction target. This differs from the EU-level target because it refers to monetary poverty and very low work intensity only and does not take into account severe material deprivation. The country’s employment rate has stabilised after a period of sharp deterioration between 2008 and 2010; in 2015, Latvia was only marginally below its 73 % employment target. Progress has been less favourable in the area of R&D intensity, with only a slight increase recorded in the period between 2008 and 2014.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
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A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics