Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand
Thailand: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 93.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 93.1% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2025.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand peaked at 108.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1975.
That places Thailand 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.7% | — |
| 1976 | 27.7% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 28.8% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +172.7% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 108.4% | +24.1% |
| 2025 | 93.1% | -14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +172.7% | 29.2% | 79.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 25.7% | 29.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.2% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 83.7% | 108.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 93.4% compare
- 68 Cayman Islands 93.3% compare
- 69 Serbia 93.2% compare
- 71 North Macedonia 93.0% compare
- 72 Latvia 92.9% compare
- 73 Barbados 92.8% compare
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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Thailand was 93.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 108.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Thailand ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release