Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand
Thailand: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 21.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand stood at 21.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand peaked at 59.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2025.
That places Thailand 36th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 59.2% | — |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -55.7% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.9% | 59.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 21.0% | 55.7% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand was 21.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Thailand ranks 36th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release