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

Thailand: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
50th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 1985
Years of data
35
1985–2021

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

0.20.30.40.50.61985200320211985: 0.153 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241986: 0.156 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241987: 0.187 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241988: 0.171 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241989: 0.186 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241990: 0.215 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241991: 0.245 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241992: 0.24 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241993: 0.304 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241994: 0.301 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241995: 0.374 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241997: 0.399 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.35 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.385 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242000: 0.391 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.424 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.424 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.425 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.474 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.48 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.473 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.466 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.448 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.45 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242010: 0.46 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.452 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.43 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.587 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.598 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.6 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.601 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.577 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.567 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242020: 0.568 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.546 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Thailand is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Thailand peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1985.

Thailand ranks 50th of 79 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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% +1.7%
1987 0.2% +19.7%
1988 0.2% -8.4%
1989 0.2% +8.6%
1990 0.2% +15.7%
1991 0.2% +14.1%
1992 0.2% -2.0%
1993 0.3% +26.7%
1994 0.3% -1.3%
1995 0.4% +24.3%
1997 0.4% +6.8%
1998 0.3% -12.4%
1999 0.4% +10.0%
2000 0.4% +1.5%
2001 0.4% +8.7%
2002 0.4% -0.1%
2003 0.4% +0.1%
2004 0.5% +11.6%
2005 0.5% +1.2%
2006 0.5% -1.4%
2007 0.5% -1.4%
2008 0.4% -4.0%
2009 0.5% +0.7%
2010 0.5% +2.1%
2011 0.5% -1.7%
2012 0.4% -4.8%
2014 0.6% +36.3%
2015 0.6% +1.9%
2016 0.6% +0.3%
2017 0.6% +0.2%
2018 0.6% -3.9%
2019 0.6% -1.8%
2020 0.6% +0.2%
2021 0.5% -3.8%

Averages by decade

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

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  4. 51 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  5. 52 Belize 0.5% compare
  6. 53 India 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Thailand?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1985.
How does Thailand rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Thailand ranks 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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