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Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand

Thailand: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.439 % of population with low edcuation1986: 0.444 % of population with low edcuation1987: 0.525 % of population with low edcuation1988: 0.528 % of population with low edcuation1989: 0.527 % of population with low edcuation1990: 0.533 % of population with low edcuation1991: 0.544 % of population with low edcuation1992: 0.551 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.555 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.566 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.624 % of population with low edcuation1997: 0.638 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.641 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.646 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.65 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.683 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.685 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.686 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.685 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.693 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.69 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.688 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.687 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.686 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.685 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.684 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.681 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.67 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.662 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.658 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.652 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.648 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.642 % of population with low edcuation2020: 0.636 % of population with low edcuation2021: 0.634 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

In 2021, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand stood at 0.6%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand, year by year

Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1985 0.4% —
1986 0.4% +1.2%
1987 0.5% +18.3%
1988 0.5% +0.7%
1989 0.5% -0.3%
1990 0.5% +1.1%
1991 0.5% +2.2%
1992 0.6% +1.2%
1993 0.6% +0.9%
1994 0.6% +1.9%
1995 0.6% +10.3%
1997 0.6% +2.2%
1998 0.6% +0.4%
1999 0.6% +0.8%
2000 0.6% +0.7%
2001 0.7% +5.0%
2002 0.7% +0.3%
2003 0.7% +0.2%
2004 0.7% -0.1%
2005 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.7% -0.4%
2007 0.7% -0.4%
2008 0.7% -0.1%
2009 0.7% -0.1%
2010 0.7% -0.2%
2011 0.7% -0.1%
2012 0.7% -0.4%
2014 0.7% -1.7%
2015 0.7% -1.3%
2016 0.7% -0.5%
2017 0.7% -0.9%
2018 0.6% -0.7%
2019 0.6% -0.9%
2020 0.6% -0.9%
2021 0.6% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 6 Indonesia 0.7% compare
  2. 7 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  3. 8 China 0.6% compare
  4. 10 United States 0.6% compare
  5. 11 Luxembourg 0.6% compare
  6. 12 North Macedonia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Thailand ranks 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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