Urban population, above primary education in Thailand

Thailand: Urban population, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
77th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1985
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Urban population, above primary education in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.703 % of population with high education1986: 0.686 % of population with high education1987: 0.638 % of population with high education1988: 0.628 % of population with high education1989: 0.659 % of population with high education1990: 0.664 % of population with high education1991: 0.667 % of population with high education1992: 0.641 % of population with high education1993: 0.663 % of population with high education1994: 0.64 % of population with high education1995: 0.628 % of population with high education1997: 0.616 % of population with high education1998: 0.612 % of population with high education1999: 0.603 % of population with high education2000: 0.586 % of population with high education2001: 0.588 % of population with high education2002: 0.575 % of population with high education2003: 0.571 % of population with high education2004: 0.55 % of population with high education2005: 0.516 % of population with high education2006: 0.508 % of population with high education2007: 0.504 % of population with high education2008: 0.491 % of population with high education2009: 0.484 % of population with high education2010: 0.507 % of population with high education2011: 0.508 % of population with high education2012: 0.493 % of population with high education2014: 0.61 % of population with high education2015: 0.603 % of population with high education2016: 0.595 % of population with high education2017: 0.59 % of population with high education2018: 0.589 % of population with high education2019: 0.58 % of population with high education2020: 0.574 % of population with high education2021: 0.565 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, above primary education in Thailand is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

Thailand ranks 77th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Urban population, above primary education in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.7% -2.3%
1987 0.6% -7.1%
1988 0.6% -1.5%
1989 0.7% +4.8%
1990 0.7% +0.8%
1991 0.7% +0.5%
1992 0.6% -3.9%
1993 0.7% +3.4%
1994 0.6% -3.5%
1995 0.6% -1.9%
1997 0.6% -1.8%
1998 0.6% -0.7%
1999 0.6% -1.5%
2000 0.6% -2.9%
2001 0.6% +0.4%
2002 0.6% -2.2%
2003 0.6% -0.7%
2004 0.5% -3.7%
2005 0.5% -6.1%
2006 0.5% -1.6%
2007 0.5% -0.8%
2008 0.5% -2.6%
2009 0.5% -1.5%
2010 0.5% +4.8%
2011 0.5% +0.1%
2012 0.5% -2.9%
2014 0.6% +23.6%
2015 0.6% -1.2%
2016 0.6% -1.2%
2017 0.6% -0.8%
2018 0.6% -0.2%
2019 0.6% -1.6%
2020 0.6% -1.0%
2021 0.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 74 Croatia 0.6% compare
  2. 75 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  3. 76 Laos 0.6% compare
  4. 78 Hungary 0.5% compare
  5. 79 Philippines 0.5% compare
  6. 80 Luxembourg 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Thailand?
Urban population, above primary education in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Thailand rank for urban population, above primary education?
Thailand ranks 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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