Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Thailand
Thailand: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 107.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 107.9% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 107.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1975.
That places Thailand 8th out of 194 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, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40.9% | — |
| 1976 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +73.2% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 100.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 101.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 105.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 103.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 104.7% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 107.9% | +3.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 107.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 107.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +73.2% | 43.5% | 75.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 40.9% | 43.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 85.6% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.4% | 99.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 103.9% | 100.8% | 107.9% | 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Thailand?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Thailand was 107.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release