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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Thailand, 1985–2021
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +99.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
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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