Education in Thailand 3,176 indicators covering education for Thailand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1,512 2025 down 83.1% 73rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 3.46 million 2025 down 9.5% 25th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.29 million 2018 up 41.2% 17th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 3.48 million 2018 up 84.5% 17th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 63.0% 2018 up 23.5% 26th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.69 million 2025 down 9.2% 25th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.77 million 2025 down 9.7% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 84.9% 2025 down 32.0% 90th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,414 2025 down 91.2% 88th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 9,525 2025 down 90.2% 86th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.04 years 2025 down 9.8% 93rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9 years 2025 down 4.6% 90th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9954 GPIA 2025 up 5.7% 113th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.3% 2024 down 84.4% 146th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% 2019 down 30.6% 77th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 22.7% 2019 down 41.6% 75th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 90.1% 2025 down 27.6% 83rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2025 up 12.0% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 79.8% 2025 down 36.2% 94th Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2025 unchanged 116th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 80.8% 2025 down 13.7% 101st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,646 2025 down 91.4% 64th Progression to secondary school, male 97.8% 2017 — 71st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 69.8% 2025 down 13.0% 129th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.41 million number 2016 up 3.1% 19th School enrollment, secondary, female 77.5% 2015 up 6.5% 89th School enrollment, secondary, male 77.0% 2015 up 15.9% 86th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 30.2% 2025 up 52.9% 64th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.2% 2025 up 2.6% 41st Government expenditure on education, US$ 17,335 millions 2013 up 205.5% 33rd Progression to secondary school, female 99.3% 2017 — 43rd Expenditure on tertiary education 15.6% 2013 down 24.5% 111th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.1% 2013 up 11.7% 88th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 32,912 number 2018 up 26.2% 37th Literacy rate, youth female 98.4% 2022 down 0.2% 49th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2024 down 91.0% 138th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.6% 2009 — 89th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1,453 2025 down 79.2% 79th Children out of school, primary 36,067 2025 down 76.9% 74th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 36,067 2025 down 76.9% 74th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 2,012 2025 down 90.2% 79th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.8% 2025 down 75.2% 163rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 119,038 number 2019 down 12.8% 25th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 68.5% 2024 down 8.3% 121st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.9% 2024 down 3.5% 111th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 31.5% 2024 down 26.0% 69th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.1% 2024 down 23.8% 79th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 122,773 2025 down 4.8% 27th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 3,867 2025 down 86.1% 88th Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.88 million number 2019 up 18.5% 18th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 9,006 2023 up 149.7% 12th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 121,218 2025 up 9.2% 28th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 68.7% 2019 up 22.0% 43rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 81,805 number 2019 up 6.4% 20th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.6% 2025 down 38.8% 100th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 5,658 2025 down 91.9% 84th ← Previous Page 12 of 53 Next →