Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational in Thailand
Thailand: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 21.1% for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Thailand peaked at 62.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 37th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62.2% | — |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -55.5% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -3.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 21.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.5%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.2% | 51.9% | 62.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 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 21.1% 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 62.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Thailand ranks 37th 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 66.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release