School age population, early … age male educational development in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, early … age male educational development was 694,027 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 694,027 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Thailand peaked at 1.05 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 694,027, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 21st of 104 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 … age male educational development in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 983,761 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 952,258 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 924,367 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 941,324 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 957,942 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 968,824 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 993,993 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 991,352 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 819,191 | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 783,285 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 776,600 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 794,227 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 786,652 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 777,024 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 773,452 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 770,510 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 765,137 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 754,509 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 744,215 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 734,138 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 724,171 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 704,328 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 694,027 | -1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 694,027 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,843, 4.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 694,027 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 373,583, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 1.02 million | 1.03 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 981,593 | 924,367 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 803,743 | 765,137 | 991,352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 725,898 | 694,027 | 754,509 | 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 694,027 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 1.05 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,027 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 11.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release