Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 373,629 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 373,629 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand peaked at 630,091 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 373,629 number, in 2020.
That places Thailand 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 517,020 number | — |
| 1971 | 532,054 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 547,496 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 565,013 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 582,870 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 599,209 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 612,493 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 623,969 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 629,272 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 630,091 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 628,184 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 625,019 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 621,451 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 616,890 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 611,547 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 605,515 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 598,751 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 591,700 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 576,750 number | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 568,975 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 560,117 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 549,821 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 542,806 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 535,401 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 528,044 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 521,425 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 515,786 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 510,036 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 506,371 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 503,379 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 499,484 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 493,138 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 485,523 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 475,956 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 465,193 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 453,888 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 443,009 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 434,255 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 425,960 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 418,148 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 410,802 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 403,860 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 401,187 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 399,854 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 398,940 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 397,660 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 394,879 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 390,013 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 384,716 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 379,184 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 373,629 number | -1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 373,629 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 6.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 373,629 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 24.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 583,949 number | 517,020 number | 630,091 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 604,478 number | 568,975 number | 628,184 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 527,319 number | 503,379 number | 560,117 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 459,455 number | 418,148 number | 499,484 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 396,110 number | 379,184 number | 410,802 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,629 number | 373,629 number | 373,629 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Thailand was 373,629 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 630,091 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 373,629 number in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.