Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Thailand
Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female was 1.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Thailand is 1.23 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Thailand peaked at 1.39 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52,112, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 25th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 52,112 | — |
| 1977 | 77,902 | +49.5% |
| 1978 | 92,353 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 607,822 | +558.2% |
| 1999 | 968,515 | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 1.23 million | +7.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.23 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 147,656, 8.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.23 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,251, 12.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes … gaps filled female in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +558.2% | 92,353 | 607,822 |
| 1999 | +59.3% | 607,822 | 968,515 |
| 1977 | +49.5% | 52,112 | 77,902 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,122 | 52,112 | 92,353 | 3 |
| 1990s | 788,168 | 607,822 | 968,515 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million | 1.03 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.24 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million | 1.13 million | 1.23 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Thailand?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Thailand was 1.23 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,112 in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.