School age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.30 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.30 million number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.92 million number
in 1986
All-time low
1.15 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand is 1.30 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand peaked at 1.92 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million number, in 1970.
That places Thailand 30th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.20 million number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.31 million number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.36 million number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.51 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.67 million number | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 1.73 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.79 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.87 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.90 million number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.91 million number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.92 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.91 million number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.89 million number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.86 million number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.75 million number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.49 million number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.39 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 million number | 1.73 million number | 1.92 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million number | 1.67 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.30 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 940,155 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Thailand was 1.30 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 million number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.