Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand

Thailand: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
45th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251985200320211985: 0.069 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.058 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.075 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.07 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.049 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.097 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.069 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.072 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.076 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.074 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.073 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.105 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.099 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.115 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.106 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.161 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.156 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.168 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.171 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.198 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.198 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.198 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.181 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.183 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.174 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.174 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.189 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.171 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.197 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.19 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.184 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.207 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.19 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.241 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.245 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.

Thailand ranks 45th of 81 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.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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% -16.0%
1987 0.1% +29.0%
1988 0.1% -6.8%
1989 0.0% -30.7%
1990 0.1% +99.7%
1991 0.1% -29.2%
1992 0.1% +4.2%
1993 0.1% +6.7%
1994 0.1% -3.5%
1995 0.1% -0.7%
1997 0.1% +43.1%
1998 0.1% -5.6%
1999 0.1% +16.1%
2000 0.1% -7.5%
2001 0.2% +51.8%
2002 0.2% -3.1%
2003 0.2% +7.7%
2004 0.2% +1.7%
2005 0.2% +15.4%
2006 0.2% +0.4%
2007 0.2% -0.3%
2008 0.2% -8.7%
2009 0.2% +1.2%
2010 0.2% -4.7%
2011 0.2% -0.2%
2012 0.2% +8.8%
2014 0.2% -9.7%
2015 0.2% +15.2%
2016 0.2% -3.3%
2017 0.2% -3.5%
2018 0.2% +12.6%
2019 0.2% -8.3%
2020 0.2% +27.3%
2021 0.2% +1.5%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +99.7% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 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 underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
How does Thailand rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary?
Thailand ranks 45th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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