Working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1985
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.20.40.60.81985200320211985: 0.714 % of urban population in working age1986: 0.706 % of urban population in working age1987: 0.694 % of urban population in working age1988: 0.686 % of urban population in working age1989: 0.692 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.68 % of urban population in working age1991: 0.675 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.669 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.659 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.668 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.673 % of urban population in working age1997: 0.656 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.619 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.603 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.604 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.602 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.603 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.588 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.575 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.559 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.549 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.549 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.547 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.549 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.543 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.532 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.533 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.513 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.499 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.501 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.496 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.491 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.496 % of urban population in working age2020: 0.478 % of urban population in working age2021: 0.47 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Thailand 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, urban in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1985 0.7%
1986 0.7% -1.1%
1987 0.7% -1.7%
1988 0.7% -1.2%
1989 0.7% +0.8%
1990 0.7% -1.7%
1991 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.7% -0.9%
1993 0.7% -1.5%
1994 0.7% +1.4%
1995 0.7% +0.7%
1997 0.7% -2.6%
1998 0.6% -5.6%
1999 0.6% -2.6%
2000 0.6% +0.2%
2001 0.6% -0.3%
2002 0.6% +0.1%
2003 0.6% -2.6%
2004 0.6% -2.1%
2005 0.6% -2.8%
2006 0.5% -1.7%
2007 0.5% +0.1%
2008 0.5% -0.5%
2009 0.5% +0.4%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% -1.9%
2012 0.5% +0.1%
2014 0.5% -3.7%
2015 0.5% -2.8%
2016 0.5% +0.4%
2017 0.5% -1.0%
2018 0.5% -1.0%
2019 0.5% +1.0%
2020 0.5% -3.6%
2021 0.5% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 5
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 5 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  2. 6 Rwanda 0.5% compare
  3. 7 Indonesia 0.5% compare
  4. 9 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  5. 10 Belize 0.4% compare
  6. 11 El Salvador 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand?
Working-age population with primary education, urban in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1985.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population with primary education, urban?
Thailand ranks 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, urban rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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