Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand

Thailand: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
62nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.050.10.150.21985200320211985: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1986: 0.108 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1987: 0.109 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1988: 0.109 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1989: 0.102 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1990: 0.093 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1991: 0.097 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1992: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1993: 0.104 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1994: 0.108 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1995: 0.1 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1997: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.11 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.121 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.148 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.151 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.144 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.144 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.176 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.173 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.164 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.154 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.163 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.169 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.143 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.132 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.134 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.1 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.096 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.094 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.1 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.094 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2020: 0.099 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.106 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand peaked at 0.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

That places Thailand 62nd out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1985 0.1%
1986 0.1% +8.6%
1987 0.1% +1.3%
1988 0.1% +0.3%
1989 0.1% -7.1%
1990 0.1% -8.1%
1991 0.1% +4.4%
1992 0.1% +1.6%
1993 0.1% +5.1%
1994 0.1% +3.4%
1995 0.1% -7.0%
1997 0.1% -1.2%
1998 0.1% +11.5%
1999 0.1% +9.9%
2000 0.1% +22.8%
2001 0.2% +1.7%
2002 0.1% -4.9%
2003 0.1% +0.3%
2004 0.2% +22.2%
2005 0.2% -1.8%
2006 0.2% -5.1%
2007 0.2% -5.9%
2008 0.2% +5.4%
2009 0.2% +3.5%
2010 0.1% -15.3%
2011 0.1% -7.4%
2012 0.1% +1.6%
2014 0.1% -25.3%
2015 0.1% -4.2%
2016 0.1% -2.1%
2017 0.1% +6.4%
2018 0.1% -1.5%
2019 0.1% -4.5%
2020 0.1% +5.5%
2021 0.1% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Thailand was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Thailand rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Thailand ranks 62nd out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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