Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand
Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.39 million number in 2016. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand, 1976β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand stood at 1.39 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand peaked at 1.39 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52,112 number, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74,122 number | 52,112 number | 92,353 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 788,168 number | 607,822 number | 968,515 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.39 million number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Thailand was 1.39 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,112 number in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.