Education in Thailand

3,176 indicators covering education for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 10.98 units per square kilometre 2018 up 41.9% 66th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 74.4% 2022 down 12.7% 83rd
School enrollment, preprimary, female 74.4% 2022 down 14.5% 86th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year 2025 down 573.6% 151st
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0.9883 % change on previous year 2020 up 230.1% 114th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 656,118 2018 down 15.5% 21st
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.5% 2017 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.3 units per square kilometre 2023 down 14.5% 66th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 1.76 units per square kilometre 2023 down 15.2% 66th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 18.4% 103rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.46 years 2016 up 9.6% 66th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.6% 2025 down 38.8% 100th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.2% 2018 down 5.8% 134th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,596 number 2019 up 36.7% 14th
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.79 million number 2019 up 2.9% 19th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.025 number per person 2019 up 1.0% 99th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 386,955 2025 down 12.9% 37th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 370,746 2025 down 13.2% 37th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 757,701 2025 down 13.1% 37th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 940,155 2025 up 1.0% 25th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.23 million 2025 down 6.0% 25th
Teachers in primary education, male 96,835 2025 up 21.1% 18th
Teachers in primary education, female 208,533 2025 down 5.6% 22nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 68.3% 2025 down 7.0% 143rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 100.7% 2025 down 2.5% 108th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.04 years 2025 down 1.5% 91st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.1% 2024 down 20.1% 79th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.8% 2024 down 21.2% 75th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.17 million 2025 down 3.1% 24th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.9% 2024 down 1.2% 142nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.2% 2024 down 2.8% 144th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.47 million 2025 down 9.9% 29th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.11 million 2025 down 40.3% 30th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million 2025 down 33.3% 29th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 305,368 2025 up 1.5% 19th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% 2025 up 39.9% 71st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% 2025 down 4.5% 151st
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 4.26 million 2025 down 37.0% 29th
Enrolment in primary education, male 2.29 million 2025 down 14.8% 38th
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.16 million 2025 down 10.0% 39th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.20 million 2025 down 15.2% 32nd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.15 million 2025 down 15.2% 32nd
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.36 million 2025 down 15.2% 31st
School age population, secondary education, male 2.36 million 2025 down 15.2% 36th
School age population, secondary education, female 2.26 million 2025 down 14.6% 36th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 4.62 million 2025 down 14.9% 37th