School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 424,389 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
424,389 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 204 countries
All-time high
643,274 number
in 1985
All-time low
418,279 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Thailand stood at 424,389 number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 643,274 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 418,279 number, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, 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, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 418,279 number | — |
| 1971 | 435,099 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 453,042 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 471,157 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 489,125 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 506,050 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 520,743 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 537,783 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 557,314 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 598,493 number | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 617,085 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 632,096 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 638,685 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 640,461 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 642,113 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 643,274 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 642,703 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 638,105 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 628,491 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 622,473 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 615,893 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 608,518 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 601,283 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 593,223 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 584,776 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 576,521 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 568,954 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 559,383 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 551,411 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 544,327 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 538,495 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 535,041 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 530,499 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 525,974 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 522,368 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 518,271 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 511,032 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 500,598 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 491,655 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 484,090 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 476,619 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 468,207 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 462,755 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 457,202 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 450,646 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 444,549 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 441,534 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 438,067 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 433,672 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 429,105 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 424,389 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 498,708 number | 418,279 number | 598,493 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 634,549 number | 617,085 number | 643,274 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 580,429 number | 544,327 number | 615,893 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 515,802 number | 484,090 number | 538,495 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 450,236 number | 429,105 number | 476,619 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 424,389 number | 424,389 number | 424,389 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, male in Thailand?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Thailand was 424,389 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 643,274 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,279 number in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.