Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 107.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand is 107.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 107.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1975.
That places Thailand 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.0% | — |
| 1976 | 38.9% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 40.5% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +83.6% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 100.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 104.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 102.1% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 102.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 107.1% | +4.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 107.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 107.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +83.6% | 40.5% | 74.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.9% | 37.0% | 40.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.5% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 103.0% | 100.6% | 107.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 10 Tonga 108.1% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 108.1% compare
- 12 Albania 107.3% compare
- 14 Montenegro 106.7% compare
- 15 Cayman Islands 106.5% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 106.4% 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 primary education, both sexes in Thailand?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Thailand was 107.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 107.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release