Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand

Thailand: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
19th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1986
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.756 % of population with high education in working age1986: 0.759 % of population with high education in working age1987: 0.755 % of population with high education in working age1988: 0.741 % of population with high education in working age1989: 0.727 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.734 % of population with high education in working age1991: 0.743 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.747 % of population with high education in working age1993: 0.734 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.743 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.716 % of population with high education in working age1997: 0.726 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.719 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.699 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.676 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.465 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.457 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.464 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.46 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.478 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.474 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.482 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.49 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.494 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.494 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.496 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.491 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.513 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.512 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.512 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.514 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.515 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.507 % of population with high education in working age2020: 0.518 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.508 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.5% for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

Thailand ranks 19th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +0.5%
1987 0.8% -0.5%
1988 0.7% -1.9%
1989 0.7% -1.8%
1990 0.7% +0.9%
1991 0.7% +1.3%
1992 0.7% +0.5%
1993 0.7% -1.7%
1994 0.7% +1.1%
1995 0.7% -3.6%
1997 0.7% +1.4%
1998 0.7% -1.0%
1999 0.7% -2.7%
2000 0.7% -3.3%
2001 0.5% -31.2%
2002 0.5% -1.7%
2003 0.5% +1.6%
2004 0.5% -0.9%
2005 0.5% +4.1%
2006 0.5% -0.8%
2007 0.5% +1.7%
2008 0.5% +1.5%
2009 0.5% +0.9%
2010 0.5% -0.2%
2011 0.5% +0.5%
2012 0.5% -1.1%
2014 0.5% +4.6%
2015 0.5% -0.1%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% +0.4%
2018 0.5% +0.1%
2019 0.5% -1.5%
2020 0.5% +2.0%
2021 0.5% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Thailand ranks 19th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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