The average years of educational attainment of
the Thai people are relatively low. However, the distribution of
employed persons by level of educational attainment illustrated
that the percentage of employed persons with secondary and higher
education in 2006 was higher than that in 2005. (Table 10.5)
10.3 Labour Force Participation
The labour force participation rates by educational attainment
can be used to indicate the extent to which the educational system
succeeds in meeting the minimum requirements of the labour market.
According to the projection of the Thai labour force from 2005
to 2025, a positive sign for the future economic development in
Levels of Educational
Thailand is the remarkable increase in the proportion of those with
general upper secondary education from 8.7 percent in 2005 to 21.3
percent in 2025. (Table 10.6)
In 2006, the percentage of the population in the total labour
force aged 15 years and over was 73.0. Remarkably, the labour force