Education in Thailand

3,176 indicators covering education for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 2.08 million 2025 down 23.4% 18th
Current education expenditure, primary 99.9% 2014 up 2.6% 16th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 465,497 2025 down 61.0% 41st
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.6419 GPIA 2025 up 9.6% 143rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.9% 2025 down 38.7% 118th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 10.1% 2025 down 55.4% 101st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.5% 2016 up 47.5% 47th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 2.9% 2025 down 44.0% 117th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Current education expenditure, secondary 97.7% 2014 30th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2016 up 107.6% 50th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA 2025 up 12.9% 22nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 76.0% 2025 down 7.6% 93rd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 86.7% 2025 up 5.9% 79th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2025 1st
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 65,036 2025 up 304.1% 48th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5558 GPIA 2025 down 45.7% 162nd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 34.8% 2024 up 37.6% 56th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 61st
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 67.7% 2025 down 9.1% 88th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 10,329 number 2018 57th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 6,410 number 2018 63rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 9.2% 2025 up 347.6% 100th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 501,564 2025 down 62.8% 47th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 5.5% 2025 down 58.8% 116th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 1.3% 2016 up 446.8% 95th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 295 2024 down 33.0% 42nd
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 0 2023 103rd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7,668 number 2018 60th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 48.3% 2020 up 0.5% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 0.9% 2020 up 0.9% 134th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 51.7% 2020 down 0.4% 67th
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 106 2024 up 96.3% 67th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 43.8% 2024 up 42.0% 54th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 26.0% 2024 up 32.1% 62nd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.41 GPIA 2024 up 3.3% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 74 2024 down 14.9% 51st
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 1,914 2024 up 37.9% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 35,724 2024 up 240.8% 11th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 704 2024 down 28.5% 59th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 49.5% 2020 down 0.3% 70th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.0% 2020 down 0.7% 70th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.5% 2020 up 0.3% 120th
Enrolment in early childhood education, female 1.01 million 2025 down 20.7% 17th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 2,696 millions 2013 up 87.7% 37th
Enrolment in early childhood education, male 1.07 million 2025 down 25.7% 17th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 957 2024 up 147.9% 47th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 58.7% 2025 down 16.3% 73rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 111 2024 up 109.4% 56th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 252 2024 up 29.2% 61st
Share of young people not in education, employment or training 12.8% 2024 down 3.8% 76th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.95 2018 up 22.2% 29th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 58.5% 2025 down 15.4% 71st
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 58.9% 2025 down 17.1% 69th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 0.9923 GPIA 2025 up 2.1% 127th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 12.9% 2020 down 35.3% 106th