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 37.1% 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
In 2020, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand stood at 37.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Thailand peaked at 37.1% 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 | 19.4% | +3780.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +52.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 37.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 37.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.8%, 55% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 12.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 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 37.1% 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 37.1% 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 91.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release