School age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.77 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand is 1.77 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand peaked at 2.63 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million, in 2025.
That places Thailand 25th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.63 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.61 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.50 million | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.41 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.40 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.50 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 2.03 million | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.94 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.86 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.77 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 million | 2.61 million | 2.63 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million | 2.40 million | 2.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million | 1.92 million | 2.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 million | 1.77 million | 1.90 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 22 Kenya 2.10 million compare
- 23 Angola 1.84 million compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.83 million compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.69 million compare
- 27 Mozambique 1.67 million compare
- 28 Peru 1.64 million compare
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Thailand was 1.77 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release