Education in Thailand

3,176 indicators covering education for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 2.24 million 2025 down 9.1% 28th
School age population, tertiary education, female 2.17 million 2025 down 10.5% 25th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 4.41 million 2025 down 9.8% 27th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.16 million 2025 down 15.3% 41st
School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.11 million 2025 down 13.9% 42nd
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 2.27 million 2025 down 14.6% 41st
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 382,946 2025 down 12.2% 38th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 366,243 2025 down 12.5% 38th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 749,189 2025 down 12.3% 38th
School age population, primary education, male 2.26 million 2025 down 11.4% 36th
School age population, primary education, female 2.16 million 2025 down 9.0% 36th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 4.41 million 2025 down 10.2% 36th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 366,089 2025 down 10.4% 41st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 349,914 2025 down 6.3% 41st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 716,003 2025 down 8.5% 41st
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 361,812 2025 down 10.0% 42nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 346,083 2025 down 5.4% 42nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 707,895 2025 down 7.8% 42nd
School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.07 million 2025 down 8.4% 35th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.03 million 2025 down 8.3% 35th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 2.10 million 2025 down 8.3% 35th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 4.45 million 2025 down 12.5% 39th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.2% 2025 up 2.6% 41st
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 4.45 million 2025 down 12.5% 39th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 4.26 million 2025 down 37.0% 29th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.295 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.6% 103rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 101.5% 2025 down 3.9% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9852 GPIA 2025 up 3.0% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 100.0% 2025 down 1.0% 107th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years 2025 down 3.1% 87th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.99 years 2025 up 0.3% 89th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.8% 2025 down 75.2% 163rd
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year 2018 up 24.1% 158th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9854 GPIA 2025 up 3.5% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 109.3% 2019 up 23.7% 21st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 107.4% 2019 up 18.1% 30th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.91 years 2019 up 21.2% 36th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9835 GPI 2019 down 4.4% 131st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.7 years 2019 up 16.0% 43rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 716,498 2025 down 3.0% 29th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 758,147 2025 down 15.5% 29th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 13,596 2025 down 85.7% 87th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0079 units per square kilometre 2023 down 85.1% 145th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.5% 2023 down 38.9% 164th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0146 units per square kilometre 2023 down 89.0% 142nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 23.0% 92nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 3.5 number per square kilometre 2019 up 2.9% 73rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 97.1% 2017 47th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.9% 2017 9th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0092 units per person 2018 down 20.0% 74th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 656,118 2018 down 15.5% 21st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 243,991 2025 up 1.7% 31st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year 2019 145th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4431 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.5% 111th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 2018 down 15.5% 58th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.7% 2025 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 92.1% 2025 down 25.9% 100th
Number of under-five deaths, male 2,994 2024 down 45.5% 69th