School age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 1.10 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand stood at 1.10 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand peaked at 1.90 million number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 2019.
That places Thailand 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.70 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.75 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.80 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 1.84 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.88 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.87 million number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.86 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.82 million number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.80 million number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.75 million number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.73 million number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.68 million number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.63 million number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.61 million number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.59 million number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.52 million number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.46 million number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.37 million number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.63 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Thailand was 1.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.