Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand

Thailand: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.811985200320211985: 0.689 % of population with low education1986: 0.691 % of population with low education1987: 0.807 % of population with low education1988: 0.809 % of population with low education1989: 0.803 % of population with low education1990: 0.804 % of population with low education1991: 0.815 % of population with low education1992: 0.817 % of population with low education1993: 0.817 % of population with low education1994: 0.819 % of population with low education1995: 0.862 % of population with low education1997: 0.861 % of population with low education1998: 0.857 % of population with low education1999: 0.854 % of population with low education2000: 0.851 % of population with low education2001: 0.9 % of population with low education2002: 0.897 % of population with low education2003: 0.89 % of population with low education2004: 0.886 % of population with low education2005: 0.882 % of population with low education2006: 0.879 % of population with low education2007: 0.877 % of population with low education2008: 0.874 % of population with low education2009: 0.871 % of population with low education2010: 0.868 % of population with low education2011: 0.865 % of population with low education2012: 0.862 % of population with low education2014: 0.837 % of population with low education2015: 0.828 % of population with low education2016: 0.822 % of population with low education2017: 0.814 % of population with low education2018: 0.807 % of population with low education2019: 0.799 % of population with low education2020: 0.789 % of population with low education2021: 0.781 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand stood at 0.8%.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1985.

That places Thailand 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.7% +0.3%
1987 0.8% +16.9%
1988 0.8% +0.3%
1989 0.8% -0.8%
1990 0.8% +0.2%
1991 0.8% +1.4%
1992 0.8% +0.2%
1993 0.8% -0.0%
1994 0.8% +0.2%
1995 0.9% +5.3%
1997 0.9% -0.1%
1998 0.9% -0.5%
1999 0.9% -0.4%
2000 0.9% -0.3%
2001 0.9% +5.8%
2002 0.9% -0.3%
2003 0.9% -0.8%
2004 0.9% -0.5%
2005 0.9% -0.5%
2006 0.9% -0.3%
2007 0.9% -0.3%
2008 0.9% -0.4%
2009 0.9% -0.3%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -0.3%
2012 0.9% -0.3%
2014 0.8% -2.9%
2015 0.8% -1.1%
2016 0.8% -0.8%
2017 0.8% -0.9%
2018 0.8% -0.9%
2019 0.8% -0.9%
2020 0.8% -1.3%
2021 0.8% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 6 Rwanda 0.9% compare
  2. 7 Cambodia 0.8% compare
  3. 8 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  4. 10 Turkey 0.8% compare
  5. 11 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
  6. 12 China 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Thailand was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Thailand ranks 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, 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
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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