Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand
Thailand: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 10.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand peaked at 46.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 136th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | -10.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 10.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 46% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.1% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 14.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 10.6% | 15.6% | 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Thailand was 10.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Thailand ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release