Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 442,832 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand stood at 442,832. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 1.73 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 442,832, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 39th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.73 million | — |
| 2007 | 1.47 million | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 563,583 | -57.7% |
| 2014 | 468,130 | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 498,778 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 930,634 | +86.6% |
| 2018 | 910,701 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 808,530 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 817,936 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 778,896 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 637,383 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 456,235 | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 500,612 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 442,832 | -11.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 442,832 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,742, 14.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 442,832 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,096, 43.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +86.6% | 498,778 | 930,634 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.38 million | 1.73 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 787,684 | 468,130 | 1.33 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 605,649 | 442,832 | 817,936 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Thailand was 442,832 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,832 in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release