Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand

Thailand: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2004
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.218 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.223 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.259 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.262 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.292 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.293 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.304 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.319 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.301 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.315 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.333 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.337 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.34 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.375 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.37 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.364 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.362 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.364 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.353 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.348 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.36 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.362 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.368 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.371 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.368 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.361 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand stood at 0.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% +2.3%
1987 0.2% +6.0%
1988 0.2% -3.2%
1989 0.2% +0.0%
1990 0.2% +4.9%
1991 0.3% +8.0%
1992 0.3% +1.3%
1993 0.3% +11.4%
1994 0.3% +0.4%
1995 0.3% +3.8%
1997 0.3% +4.7%
1998 0.3% -5.6%
1999 0.3% +4.8%
2000 0.3% +5.6%
2001 0.3% +1.3%
2002 0.3% -0.4%
2003 0.3% +1.1%
2004 0.4% +10.5%
2005 0.4% -1.2%
2006 0.4% -1.6%
2007 0.4% -0.1%
2008 0.4% -0.6%
2009 0.4% +0.5%
2010 0.4% -3.1%
2011 0.3% -1.4%
2012 0.3% -2.5%
2014 0.4% +6.4%
2015 0.4% +0.5%
2016 0.4% +1.5%
2017 0.4% +0.9%
2018 0.4% -1.1%
2019 0.4% -0.5%
2020 0.4% +0.8%
2021 0.4% -1.8%

Averages by decade

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

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  5. 86 Gambia 0.3% compare
  6. 87 Senegal 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Thailand ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 workers, 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
Wage workers, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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