Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Thailand
Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 395,547 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Thailand stood at 395,547 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 653,807 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 395,547 number, in 2020.
That places Thailand 33rd 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, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 531,453 number | — |
| 1971 | 547,983 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 564,786 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 583,468 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 602,338 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 619,608 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 633,815 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 646,206 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 652,352 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 653,807 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 652,193 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 648,920 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 645,719 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 640,567 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 633,998 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 626,456 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 618,256 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 610,506 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 596,084 number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 588,869 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 580,969 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 571,775 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 564,338 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 556,653 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 549,036 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 541,976 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 535,754 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 530,812 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 527,946 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 525,737 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 522,725 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 517,272 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 509,736 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 500,370 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 489,864 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 478,779 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 468,035 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 459,189 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 450,211 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 441,408 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 433,021 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 425,377 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 423,012 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 422,455 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 422,482 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 421,960 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 419,317 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 414,069 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 408,140 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 401,850 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 395,547 number | -1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 395,547 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 6.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 395,547 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 25.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 603,582 number | 531,453 number | 653,807 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 626,157 number | 588,869 number | 652,193 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 548,500 number | 525,737 number | 580,969 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 483,759 number | 441,408 number | 522,725 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,168 number | 401,850 number | 433,021 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 395,547 number | 395,547 number | 395,547 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, male in Thailand?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Thailand was 395,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 653,807 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 395,547 number in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.