Secondary education, vocational pupils in Thailand
Thailand: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 656,118 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Thailand, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 656,118 for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Thailand peaked at 776,531 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 183,094, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 21st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224,725 | 183,094 | 273,582 | 9 |
| 1980s | 358,594 | 271,565 | 436,788 | 9 |
| 1990s | 516,677 | 338,253 | 738,861 | 9 |
| 2000s | 691,581 | 592,370 | 776,531 | 8 |
| 2010s | 703,117 | 650,886 | 756,736 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 18 Iran 763,440 compare
- 19 Bangladesh 757,289 compare
- 20 Poland 684,955 compare
- 22 Spain 621,174 compare
- 23 Netherlands 618,788 compare
- 24 Philippines 562,545 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 secondary education, vocational pupils in Thailand?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Thailand was 656,118 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 776,531 in 2008.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,094 in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.