Preprimary education, duration in Thailand
Thailand: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Thailand, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Thailand is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Thailand peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Thailand ranks 61st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 61 Albania 5 years compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 61 Aruba 5 years compare
- 61 Australia 5 years compare
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- 61 Barbados 5 years compare
- 61 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 61 Dominica 5 years compare
- 61 Gambia 5 years compare
- 61 Ghana 5 years compare
- 61 Grenada 5 years compare
- 61 Ireland 5 years compare
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- 61 Morocco 5 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 61 New Zealand 5 years compare
- 61 Nigeria 5 years compare
- 61 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 61 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 5 years compare
- 61 Slovenia 5 years compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 5 years compare
- 61 Ukraine 5 years compare
- 61 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 61 Venezuela 5 years compare
More education data for Thailand
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 40.87 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Thailand?
- Preprimary education, duration in Thailand was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Thailand ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.