Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand

Thailand: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
57th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1985
All-time low
0.6%
in 2012
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.774 % of employed population with high education in working age1986: 0.774 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age1988: 0.728 % of employed population with high education in working age1989: 0.708 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.729 % of employed population with high education in working age1991: 0.749 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.743 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.748 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.739 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.749 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.715 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.707 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.694 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.675 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.655 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.649 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.658 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.655 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.652 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.644 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.622 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.606 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.608 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.604 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.598 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.628 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.634 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.628 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.628 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.62 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.627 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.624 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.614 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.

Thailand ranks 57th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% -0.0%
1987 0.7% -4.1%
1988 0.7% -1.8%
1989 0.7% -2.8%
1990 0.7% +2.9%
1991 0.7% +2.8%
1992 0.7% -1.0%
1993 0.7% +0.1%
1994 0.7% +0.7%
1995 0.7% -1.2%
1997 0.7% +1.4%
1998 0.7% -4.6%
1999 0.7% -1.0%
2000 0.7% -1.9%
2001 0.7% -2.7%
2002 0.7% -3.0%
2003 0.6% -0.9%
2004 0.7% +1.3%
2005 0.7% -0.4%
2006 0.7% -0.4%
2007 0.6% -1.3%
2008 0.6% -3.3%
2009 0.6% -2.6%
2010 0.6% +0.2%
2011 0.6% -0.7%
2012 0.6% -1.0%
2014 0.6% +5.1%
2015 0.6% +0.9%
2016 0.6% -0.8%
2017 0.6% -0.2%
2018 0.6% -1.2%
2019 0.6% +1.1%
2020 0.6% -0.5%
2021 0.6% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 54 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  2. 55 Panama 0.6% compare
  3. 56 Djibouti 0.6% compare
  4. 58 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  5. 59 Jamaica 0.6% compare
  6. 60 Armenia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Thailand ranks 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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