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

Thailand: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
90th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

00.20.40.61985200320211985: 0.244 % of population with high education in working age1986: 0.241 % of population with high education in working age1987: 0.245 % of population with high education in working age1988: 0.259 % of population with high education in working age1989: 0.273 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.266 % of population with high education in working age1991: 0.257 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.253 % of population with high education in working age1993: 0.266 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.257 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.284 % of population with high education in working age1997: 0.274 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.281 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.301 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.324 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.535 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.543 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.536 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.54 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.522 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.526 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.518 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.51 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.506 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.506 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.504 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.509 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.487 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.488 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.488 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.486 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.485 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.493 % of population with high education in working age2020: 0.482 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.492 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Thailand stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1986.

That places Thailand 90th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with 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 0.2%
1986 0.2% -1.4%
1987 0.2% +1.7%
1988 0.3% +6.0%
1989 0.3% +5.2%
1990 0.3% -2.4%
1991 0.3% -3.5%
1992 0.3% -1.6%
1993 0.3% +5.0%
1994 0.3% -3.2%
1995 0.3% +10.3%
1997 0.3% -3.5%
1998 0.3% +2.7%
1999 0.3% +7.0%
2000 0.3% +7.6%
2001 0.5% +65.1%
2002 0.5% +1.5%
2003 0.5% -1.3%
2004 0.5% +0.8%
2005 0.5% -3.4%
2006 0.5% +0.7%
2007 0.5% -1.5%
2008 0.5% -1.4%
2009 0.5% -0.9%
2010 0.5% +0.2%
2011 0.5% -0.5%
2012 0.5% +1.1%
2014 0.5% -4.4%
2015 0.5% +0.1%
2016 0.5% -0.0%
2017 0.5% -0.4%
2018 0.5% -0.1%
2019 0.5% +1.6%
2020 0.5% -2.1%
2021 0.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 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 secondary education, above primary in Thailand?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Thailand ranks 90th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 with 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 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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