Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
10th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1986
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.818 % of population aged 25-641986: 0.825 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.816 % of population aged 25-641988: 0.808 % of population aged 25-641989: 0.819 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.816 % of population aged 25-641991: 0.815 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.808 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.805 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.806 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.81 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.8 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.791 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.781 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.779 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.764 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.76 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.749 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.732 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.722 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.708 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.703 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.698 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.685 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.668 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.661 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.65 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.614 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.597 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.596 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.588 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.582 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.579 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.56 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.55 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Thailand ranks 10th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +0.9%
1987 0.8% -1.1%
1988 0.8% -1.0%
1989 0.8% +1.3%
1990 0.8% -0.4%
1991 0.8% -0.1%
1992 0.8% -0.9%
1993 0.8% -0.4%
1994 0.8% +0.2%
1995 0.8% +0.5%
1997 0.8% -1.3%
1998 0.8% -1.1%
1999 0.8% -1.3%
2000 0.8% -0.2%
2001 0.8% -1.9%
2002 0.8% -0.6%
2003 0.7% -1.5%
2004 0.7% -2.2%
2005 0.7% -1.5%
2006 0.7% -1.9%
2007 0.7% -0.8%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% -1.9%
2010 0.7% -2.4%
2011 0.7% -1.1%
2012 0.6% -1.7%
2014 0.6% -5.5%
2015 0.6% -2.9%
2016 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.6% -1.4%
2018 0.6% -0.9%
2019 0.6% -0.6%
2020 0.6% -3.2%
2021 0.6% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 7 China 0.6% compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  3. 9 Mexico 0.6% compare
  4. 11 South Africa 0.5% compare
  5. 12 Uganda 0.5% compare
  6. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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