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

Thailand: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
60th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.10.20.31985200320211985: 0.146 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.145 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.161 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.15 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.156 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.175 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.194 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.196 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.226 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.226 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.246 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.262 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.247 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.248 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.254 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.257 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.262 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.285 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.28 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.278 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.284 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.276 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.277 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.28 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.279 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.267 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.314 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.318 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.326 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.326 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.323 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.322 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.323 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.3% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

That places Thailand 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% -0.5%
1987 0.2% +10.8%
1988 0.1% -6.8%
1989 0.2% +3.8%
1990 0.2% +12.4%
1991 0.2% +11.1%
1992 0.2% +0.8%
1993 0.2% +15.6%
1994 0.2% -0.2%
1995 0.2% +8.9%
1997 0.3% +6.5%
1998 0.2% -10.0%
1999 0.2% +4.6%
2000 0.2% +0.6%
2001 0.3% +2.5%
2002 0.3% +1.0%
2003 0.3% +1.9%
2004 0.3% +8.7%
2005 0.3% -1.6%
2006 0.3% -0.6%
2007 0.3% +2.0%
2008 0.3% -2.7%
2009 0.3% +0.3%
2010 0.3% +0.9%
2011 0.3% -0.1%
2012 0.3% -4.3%
2014 0.3% +17.2%
2015 0.3% +1.4%
2016 0.3% +2.5%
2017 0.3% -0.0%
2018 0.3% -0.9%
2019 0.3% -0.2%
2020 0.3% +0.3%
2021 0.3% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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  6. 63 Cambodia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Thailand ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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