Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand
Thailand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.521 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand is 0.521 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand peaked at 0.7864 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.521 GPIA, in 2025.
That places Thailand 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7864 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7068 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7492 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6759 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5879 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5542 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7142 GPIA | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6873 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6835 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7461 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.521 GPIA | -30.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.521 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.521 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8105 GPIA, 64% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7296 GPIA | 0.6759 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6188 GPIA | 0.5542 GPIA | 0.7142 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6595 GPIA | 0.521 GPIA | 0.7461 GPIA | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Thailand was 0.521 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7864 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.521 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Thailand ranks 162nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release