Education in Thailand

161 indicators covering education for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 69.6% 2025 down 2.8% 31st
Population ages 0-14 14.4% 2025 down 20.4% 188th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
School enrollment, primary 100.7% 2025 down 2.5% 100th
Primary education, teachers 305,368 2025 up 1.5% 19th
School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% 2025 down 1.0% 101st
School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% 2025 down 3.9% 93rd
Labor force, total 40.87 million 2025 up 2.1% 16th
Labor force, female 45.8% 2025 up 1.3% 91st
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.993 GPI 2022 up 0.7% 100th
School enrollment, secondary 92.1% 2025 down 25.9% 95th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.6 per 1,000 2024 down 2.9% 67th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 21.3% 60th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.7 per 1,000 2024 up 3.8% 56th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 82nd
Secondary education, teachers 243,991 2025 up 1.7% 31st
School enrollment, secondary, female 95.2% 2025 down 22.0% 85th
School enrollment, secondary, male 89.1% 2025 down 29.6% 106th
School enrollment, tertiary 49.1% 2025 up 7.4% 84th
School enrollment, primary, private 22.2% 2020 up 21.9% 59th
School enrollment, preprimary 74.4% 2022 down 13.7% 86th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 42.0% 2025 up 10.9% 83rd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 56.4% 2025 up 5.0% 91st
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2022 down 1.3% 57th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.26 GPI 2025 down 3.1% 82nd
Secondary education, teachers, female 160,034 2025 down 1.9% 28th
Primary completion rate, female 106.2% 2025 up 9.8% 17th
Primary completion rate, male 107.9% 2025 up 11.9% 8th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.5% 2023 down 38.9% 164th
Secondary education, general pupils 5.61 million 2018 up 41.9% 16th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 95.7% 2025 up 18.0% 58th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 74.4% 2022 down 14.5% 86th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 74.4% 2022 down 12.7% 83rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.5% 2017 36th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.6% 2025 down 38.8% 100th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 2018 down 5.8% 134th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 98.5% 2025 up 18.8% 40th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 93.1% 2025 up 17.1% 66th
Children out of school 0.8% 2025 down 75.2% 156th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 4.45 million 2025 down 12.5% 39th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Secondary education, pupils 4.26 million 2025 down 37.0% 29th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.9% 2017 9th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 97.1% 2017 47th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 656,118 2018 down 15.5% 21st
Number of under-five deaths, male 2,994 2024 down 45.5% 69th
Number of under-five deaths, female 2,291 2024 down 44.7% 70th
Number of infant deaths, male 2,575 2024 down 44.7% 69th
Number of infant deaths, female 1,951 2024 down 43.7% 69th
Children out of school, female 1.3% 2025 155th
Children out of school, male 0.4% 2025 170th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 39.2% 2018 down 11.6% 112th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.9% 2018 up 1.0% 139th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 34.3% 181st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 28.0% 182nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 30.8% 183rd
Primary education, teachers 68.3% 2025 down 7.0% 134th
Repeaters, primary, total 1.4% 2018 112th