School age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.69 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.69 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.44 million
in 1998
All-time low
1.69 million
in 2025
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand stood at 1.69 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand peaked at 2.44 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 25th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.44 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.37 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.11 million | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.69 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.43 million | 2.42 million | 2.44 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million | 2.30 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.81 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.69 million | 1.79 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 22 Kenya 2.07 million compare
- 23 Angola 1.82 million compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.75 million compare
- 26 Mozambique 1.66 million compare
- 27 Peru 1.58 million compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 1.56 million compare
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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Thailand was 1.69 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release