Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand

Thailand: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 36.83 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
36.83
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 103 countries
All-time high
36.83
in 2021
All-time low
31.11
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand, 1985–2021

0102030401985200320211985: 31.31986: 31.11987: 31.31988: 31.41989: 31.41990: 31.41991: 31.71992: 32.51993: 32.51994: 32.61995: 331997: 33.41998: 33.61999: 33.12000: 332001: 33.42002: 332003: 33.12004: 33.12005: 33.52006: 33.72007: 33.92008: 34.32009: 34.62010: 34.82011: 35.22012: 35.42014: 35.82015: 362016: 36.22017: 36.42018: 36.42019: 36.52020: 36.82021: 36.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand stood at 36.83. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand peaked at 36.83 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.11, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 59th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.3 31.11 31.43 5
1990s 32.65 31.41 33.65 9
2000s 33.56 33.03 34.55 10
2010s 35.84 34.79 36.51 9
2020s 36.82 36.81 36.83 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 56 Mauritius 37.49 compare
  2. 57 Austria 37.38 compare
  3. 58 Guinea 37.33 compare
  4. 60 Costa Rica 36.71 compare
  5. 61 Egypt 36.64 compare
  6. 62 Madagascar 36.35 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand was 36.83 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 36.83 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 31.11 in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Thailand ranks 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,381 data points, 1970–2021
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