Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand
Thailand: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 9.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 9.4% for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand peaked at 10.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2010.
That places Thailand 106th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 940,155 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Thailand was 9.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Thailand ranks 106th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).