Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand
Thailand: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand, 1995–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand peaked at 28.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.2% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.2% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Final consumption expenditure 14.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.83 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 4,026 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 116.32 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.51 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 433.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 560.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Thailand was 12.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.