Urban population, primary education and below in Thailand

Thailand: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
65th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1992
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Urban population, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.248 % of population with low education1986: 0.256 % of population with low education1987: 0.241 % of population with low education1988: 0.241 % of population with low education1989: 0.241 % of population with low education1990: 0.24 % of population with low education1991: 0.237 % of population with low education1992: 0.235 % of population with low education1993: 0.243 % of population with low education1994: 0.255 % of population with low education1995: 0.267 % of population with low education1997: 0.269 % of population with low education1998: 0.263 % of population with low education1999: 0.265 % of population with low education2000: 0.267 % of population with low education2001: 0.271 % of population with low education2002: 0.275 % of population with low education2003: 0.274 % of population with low education2004: 0.272 % of population with low education2005: 0.246 % of population with low education2006: 0.246 % of population with low education2007: 0.248 % of population with low education2008: 0.248 % of population with low education2009: 0.259 % of population with low education2010: 0.282 % of population with low education2011: 0.282 % of population with low education2012: 0.286 % of population with low education2014: 0.381 % of population with low education2015: 0.38 % of population with low education2016: 0.384 % of population with low education2017: 0.384 % of population with low education2018: 0.385 % of population with low education2019: 0.388 % of population with low education2020: 0.387 % of population with low education2021: 0.39 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.4% for urban population, primary education and below in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.

Thailand ranks 65th of 98 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.

Urban population, primary education and below in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.3% +2.9%
1987 0.2% -5.6%
1988 0.2% -0.3%
1989 0.2% +0.2%
1990 0.2% -0.7%
1991 0.2% -1.0%
1992 0.2% -1.0%
1993 0.2% +3.7%
1994 0.3% +4.9%
1995 0.3% +4.6%
1997 0.3% +0.6%
1998 0.3% -2.0%
1999 0.3% +0.5%
2000 0.3% +0.8%
2001 0.3% +1.7%
2002 0.3% +1.2%
2003 0.3% -0.4%
2004 0.3% -0.5%
2005 0.2% -9.7%
2006 0.2% +0.2%
2007 0.2% +0.9%
2008 0.2% +0.0%
2009 0.3% +4.3%
2010 0.3% +8.9%
2011 0.3% -0.0%
2012 0.3% +1.4%
2014 0.4% +33.2%
2015 0.4% -0.2%
2016 0.4% +1.0%
2017 0.4% +0.2%
2018 0.4% +0.2%
2019 0.4% +0.8%
2020 0.4% -0.4%
2021 0.4% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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  4. 66 Philippines 0.4% compare
  5. 67 Estonia 0.4% compare
  6. 68 Serbia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Thailand?
Urban population, primary education and below in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
How does Thailand rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Thailand ranks 65th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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