Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand
Thailand: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1973.
That places Thailand 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.7% | — |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +76.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +74.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 10.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 10.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +76.4% | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| 2017 | +74.1% | 5.6% | 9.8% |
| 2009 | +40.4% | 5.2% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.6% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Thailand was 10.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Thailand ranks 54th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release