Working-age population with primary education, total in Thailand

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

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 113 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, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.831 % of total population in working age1986: 0.834 % of total population in working age1987: 0.824 % of total population in working age1988: 0.817 % of total population in working age1989: 0.831 % of total population in working age1990: 0.826 % of total population in working age1991: 0.826 % of total population in working age1992: 0.82 % of total population in working age1993: 0.817 % of total population in working age1994: 0.812 % of total population in working age1995: 0.804 % of total population in working age1997: 0.788 % of total population in working age1998: 0.772 % of total population in working age1999: 0.758 % of total population in working age2000: 0.754 % of total population in working age2001: 0.749 % of total population in working age2002: 0.744 % of total population in working age2003: 0.73 % of total population in working age2004: 0.715 % of total population in working age2005: 0.708 % of total population in working age2006: 0.698 % of total population in working age2007: 0.696 % of total population in working age2008: 0.694 % of total population in working age2009: 0.682 % of total population in working age2010: 0.667 % of total population in working age2011: 0.661 % of total population in working age2012: 0.653 % of total population in working age2014: 0.617 % of total population in working age2015: 0.601 % of total population in working age2016: 0.599 % of total population in working age2017: 0.592 % of total population in working age2018: 0.587 % of total population in working age2019: 0.585 % of total population in working age2020: 0.565 % of total population in working age2021: 0.553 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for working-age population with primary education, total in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

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

Thailand ranks 11th of 113 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, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1985 0.8%
1986 0.8% +0.4%
1987 0.8% -1.2%
1988 0.8% -0.9%
1989 0.8% +1.7%
1990 0.8% -0.6%
1991 0.8% +0.0%
1992 0.8% -0.8%
1993 0.8% -0.4%
1994 0.8% -0.6%
1995 0.8% -1.0%
1997 0.8% -2.0%
1998 0.8% -2.1%
1999 0.8% -1.8%
2000 0.8% -0.5%
2001 0.7% -0.7%
2002 0.7% -0.6%
2003 0.7% -1.9%
2004 0.7% -2.1%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.7% -1.5%
2007 0.7% -0.3%
2008 0.7% -0.4%
2009 0.7% -1.7%
2010 0.7% -2.2%
2011 0.7% -0.9%
2012 0.7% -1.1%
2014 0.6% -5.5%
2015 0.6% -2.6%
2016 0.6% -0.4%
2017 0.6% -1.1%
2018 0.6% -1.0%
2019 0.6% -0.4%
2020 0.6% -3.4%
2021 0.6% -2.1%

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

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  3. 10 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  4. 12 Uganda 0.5% compare
  5. 13 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 14 Laos 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Thailand?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Thailand ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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