School age population, early … age female educational development in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, early … age female educational development was 662,917 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 662,917 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand peaked at 988,137 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 662,917, in 2025.
That places Thailand 21st out of 104 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 … age female educational development in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 969,145 | — |
| 1999 | 960,063 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 929,248 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 894,646 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 892,910 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 915,043 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 937,270 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 959,746 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 988,137 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 956,484 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 938,437 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 859,045 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 762,888 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 745,835 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 746,831 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 753,151 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 746,358 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 740,154 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 737,203 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 729,291 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 721,710 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 711,673 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 701,862 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 692,175 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 682,517 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 672,795 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 672,795 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 662,917 | -1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 662,917 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,944, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 662,917 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,971, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 964,604 | 960,063 | 969,145 | 2 |
| 2000s | 927,097 | 859,045 | 988,137 | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,509 | 711,673 | 762,888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 680,844 | 662,917 | 701,862 | 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand was 662,917 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 988,137 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 662,917 in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release