Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 35.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 35.2% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand peaked at 35.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.
Thailand ranks 57th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +3580.0% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -37.3% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +52.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 35.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 35.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.7%, 50% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 11.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand was 35.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Thailand ranks 57th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release