Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in Thailand
Thailand: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational 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 … female educational 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 21.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.7%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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