Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand
Thailand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
102nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2019
All-time low
1.2%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2017–2025
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Thailand was 1.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Thailand ranks 102nd out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release