Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand

Thailand: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
48th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1986
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.20.30.40.50.60.71985200320211985: 0.218 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241986: 0.21 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241987: 0.25 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241988: 0.229 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241989: 0.244 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241990: 0.27 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241991: 0.31 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241992: 0.296 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241993: 0.36 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241994: 0.364 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241995: 0.434 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241997: 0.454 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.414 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.444 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242000: 0.451 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.49 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.488 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.492 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.537 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.545 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.545 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.536 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.52 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.529 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242010: 0.535 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.521 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.508 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.64 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.648 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.65 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.647 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.632 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.608 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242020: 0.619 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.631 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.6% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1986.

Thailand ranks 48th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1985 0.2%
1986 0.2% -3.5%
1987 0.3% +18.8%
1988 0.2% -8.5%
1989 0.2% +6.5%
1990 0.3% +10.7%
1991 0.3% +15.1%
1992 0.3% -4.7%
1993 0.4% +21.7%
1994 0.4% +1.3%
1995 0.4% +19.1%
1997 0.5% +4.7%
1998 0.4% -8.8%
1999 0.4% +7.1%
2000 0.5% +1.8%
2001 0.5% +8.6%
2002 0.5% -0.5%
2003 0.5% +1.0%
2004 0.5% +9.0%
2005 0.5% +1.5%
2006 0.5% +0.1%
2007 0.5% -1.7%
2008 0.5% -3.0%
2009 0.5% +1.9%
2010 0.5% +1.0%
2011 0.5% -2.7%
2012 0.5% -2.4%
2014 0.6% +26.0%
2015 0.6% +1.3%
2016 0.7% +0.3%
2017 0.6% -0.5%
2018 0.6% -2.3%
2019 0.6% -3.8%
2020 0.6% +1.7%
2021 0.6% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 9
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Thailand was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1986.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education?
Thailand ranks 48th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
82 places, 1,115 data points, 1970–2021
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