Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand

Thailand: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 1.03 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
22nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2018
All-time low
628,329 number
in 2010
Years of data
7
1980–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand, 1980–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1980199920181980: 690.6k number2000: 720.7k number2005: 647.5k number2010: 628.3k number2013: 714.2k number2015: 808.5k number2018: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand is 1.03 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand peaked at 1.03 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 628,329 number, in 2010.

Thailand ranks 22nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 690,610 number 690,610 number 690,610 number 1
2000s 684,088 number 647,481 number 720,694 number 2
2010s 794,967 number 628,329 number 1.03 million number 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 19 Mozambique 1.20 million number compare
  2. 20 Madagascar 1.14 million number compare
  3. 21 Algeria 1.11 million number compare
  4. 23 Benin 1.02 million number compare
  5. 24 Vietnam 1.02 million number compare
  6. 25 Senegal 959,346 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Thailand was 1.03 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 628,329 number in 2010.
How does Thailand rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Thailand ranks 22nd out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.