Primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0621 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand is 0.0621 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.1598 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0621 units per person, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 159th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1525 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1561 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1579 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1598 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1598 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1596 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.159 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1588 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1531 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1587 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1587 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1568 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1528 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1474 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1438 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1397 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1375 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1338 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1302 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1277 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.125 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1222 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1177 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1128 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1065 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0995 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0973 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0964 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0982 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0968 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0946 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0942 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0925 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0905 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0878 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.085 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0823 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.075 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0731 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0721 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0709 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.072 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0715 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0677 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0667 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0664 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0662 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0655 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0659 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0643 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0628 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0621 units per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1574 units per person | 0.1525 units per person | 0.1598 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1459 units per person | 0.1302 units per person | 0.1587 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1103 units per person | 0.0964 units per person | 0.1277 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0892 units per person | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0968 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0709 units per person | 0.0664 units per person | 0.075 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0645 units per person | 0.0621 units per person | 0.0662 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand was 0.0621 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1598 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 units per person in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.