Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 9.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand stood at 9.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 174.8% on the previous year and up 347.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand peaked at 9.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Thailand ranks 100th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 0.6% | 9.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.2 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Thailand was 9.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 347.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.