Population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand
Thailand: Population of compulsory school age, female was 3.27 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.27 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
39th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.68 million
in 1999
All-time low
3.27 million
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand stood at 3.27 million. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand peaked at 4.68 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.68 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.62 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.52 million | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.47 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.41 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.35 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.31 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.04 million | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.92 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.86 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.80 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.73 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.66 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.60 million | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.44 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.41 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.27 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.68 million | 4.68 million | 4.68 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.47 million | 4.27 million | 4.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 million | 3.44 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 million | 3.27 million | 3.41 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 3.59 million compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 3.51 million compare
- 38 Iraq 3.30 million compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 3.17 million compare
- 41 Italy 3.13 million compare
- 42 Mali 3.05 million compare
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Thailand was 3.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Thailand ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release