Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand

Thailand: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
39th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.050.10.150.21985200320211985: 0.067 % of employed population with high education in working age1986: 0.066 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.074 % of employed population with high education in working age1988: 0.075 % of employed population with high education in working age1989: 0.087 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.092 % of employed population with high education in working age1991: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.095 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.1 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.109 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.098 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.111 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.115 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.117 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.133 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.138 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.147 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.155 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.159 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.156 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.17 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.185 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.184 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.192 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.188 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.189 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.195 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.194 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.2 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.201 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.209 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.214 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 39th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.1%
1986 0.1% -1.6%
1987 0.1% +11.4%
1988 0.1% +1.4%
1989 0.1% +16.4%
1990 0.1% +5.8%
1991 0.1% -6.3%
1992 0.1% +9.7%
1993 0.1% +5.3%
1994 0.1% +9.2%
1995 0.1% -4.0%
1997 0.1% -6.2%
1998 0.1% +13.1%
1999 0.1% +4.1%
2000 0.1% +1.7%
2001 0.1% +12.9%
2002 0.1% +4.3%
2003 0.1% +5.4%
2004 0.1% +1.0%
2005 0.2% +5.5%
2006 0.2% +2.1%
2007 0.2% -1.3%
2008 0.2% +8.9%
2009 0.2% +8.3%
2010 0.2% +0.4%
2011 0.2% -0.7%
2012 0.2% +4.6%
2014 0.2% -2.3%
2015 0.2% +0.8%
2016 0.2% +2.8%
2017 0.2% -0.5%
2018 0.2% +3.5%
2019 0.2% +0.4%
2020 0.2% +4.0%
2021 0.2% +2.1%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Thailand ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Self-employed workers, 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
Self-employed workers, 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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