School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 399,870 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand is 399,870 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand peaked at 621,673 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 399,870 number, in 2020.
That places Thailand 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 414,945 number | — |
| 1971 | 431,441 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 448,343 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 465,089 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 481,554 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 497,100 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 510,486 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 525,861 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 543,788 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 581,948 number | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 599,729 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 614,307 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 619,296 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 619,872 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 620,855 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 621,673 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 621,399 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 617,561 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 609,756 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 605,031 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 599,078 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 590,824 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 583,161 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 574,274 number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 564,741 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 555,828 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 548,811 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 538,977 number | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 531,358 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 525,359 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 520,546 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 516,987 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 512,353 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 507,609 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 503,556 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 498,795 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 490,864 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 479,772 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 469,863 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 460,893 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 452,213 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 443,676 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 439,144 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 434,000 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 427,620 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 421,450 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 417,823 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 413,975 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 409,382 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 404,643 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 399,870 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 490,056 number | 414,945 number | 581,948 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 614,948 number | 599,729 number | 621,673 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 561,241 number | 525,359 number | 599,078 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 496,124 number | 460,893 number | 520,546 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 426,393 number | 404,643 number | 452,213 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,870 number | 399,870 number | 399,870 number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Thailand was 399,870 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 621,673 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,870 number in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.