Labor force with advanced education in Thailand
Thailand: Labor force with advanced education was 81.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education in Thailand stood at 81.1%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Thailand peaked at 91.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2024.
That places Thailand 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.8% | — |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 83.4% | 91.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 82.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 81.1% | 81.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Thailand?
- Labor force with advanced education in Thailand was 81.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Thailand ranks 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).