Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand

Thailand: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1988
Years of data
28
1985–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.713 % of rural population aged 6-161986: 0.719 % of rural population aged 6-161987: 0.534 % of rural population aged 6-161988: 0.519 % of rural population aged 6-161989: 0.554 % of rural population aged 6-161990: 0.587 % of rural population aged 6-161991: 0.595 % of rural population aged 6-161992: 0.649 % of rural population aged 6-161993: 0.696 % of rural population aged 6-161994: 0.789 % of rural population aged 6-161995: 0.755 % of rural population aged 6-161997: 0.812 % of rural population aged 6-161998: 0.822 % of rural population aged 6-161999: 0.834 % of rural population aged 6-162000: 0.86 % of rural population aged 6-162007: 0.837 % of rural population aged 6-162008: 0.834 % of rural population aged 6-162009: 0.808 % of rural population aged 6-162011: 0.829 % of rural population aged 6-162012: 0.829 % of rural population aged 6-162014: 0.858 % of rural population aged 6-162015: 0.868 % of rural population aged 6-162016: 0.87 % of rural population aged 6-162017: 0.857 % of rural population aged 6-162018: 0.869 % of rural population aged 6-162019: 0.905 % of rural population aged 6-162020: 0.894 % of rural population aged 6-162021: 0.905 % of rural population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population aged 6-16.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.9% for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in 2021.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1988.

That places Thailand 37th out of 65 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of rural population aged 6-16 Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.7% +0.8%
1987 0.5% -25.8%
1988 0.5% -2.8%
1989 0.6% +6.8%
1990 0.6% +6.0%
1991 0.6% +1.2%
1992 0.6% +9.2%
1993 0.7% +7.1%
1994 0.8% +13.5%
1995 0.8% -4.3%
1997 0.8% +7.6%
1998 0.8% +1.1%
1999 0.8% +1.5%
2000 0.9% +3.1%
2007 0.8% -2.7%
2008 0.8% -0.3%
2009 0.8% -3.1%
2011 0.8% +2.6%
2012 0.8% -0.1%
2014 0.9% +3.5%
2015 0.9% +1.1%
2016 0.9% +0.2%
2017 0.9% -1.4%
2018 0.9% +1.4%
2019 0.9% +4.1%
2020 0.9% -1.2%
2021 0.9% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 34 Poland 0.9% compare
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  3. 36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  4. 38 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  5. 39 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  6. 40 Mongolia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural in Thailand was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1988.
How does Thailand rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural?
Thailand ranks 37th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of rural population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 815 data points, 1970–2021
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