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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
45th
of 79 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 educ 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 educ 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 educ in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.

Thailand ranks 45th of 79 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.

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 educ in Thailand?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ 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 educ 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 educ 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 educ?
Thailand ranks 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ 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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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