Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 106.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Thailand stood at 106.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Thailand peaked at 106.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1975.
Thailand ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.9% | — |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 37.3% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 73.3% | +96.2% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 100.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 104.7% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 100.9% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 106.2% | +5.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 106.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 106.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +96.2% | 37.3% | 73.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.3% | 32.9% | 37.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 102.2% | 100.3% | 106.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 15 Morocco 107.1% compare
- 16 Myanmar 106.8% compare
- 17 Palau 106.2% compare
- 19 Costa Rica 105.9% compare
- 20 Cook Islands 105.8% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 105.3% 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, female in Thailand?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Thailand was 106.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release