School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 1.17 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.17 million number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
28th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.98 million number
in 1977
All-time low
1.17 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Thailand is 1.17 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 1.98 million number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million number, in 2019.
That places Thailand 28th 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, male (number) (School) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.71 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.86 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.91 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.95 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.97 million number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.94 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.93 million number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.91 million number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.89 million number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.86 million number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.84 million number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.81 million number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.79 million number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.75 million number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.67 million number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million number | -1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.17 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 164,452 number, 7.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.17 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 24.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.89 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.98 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million number | 1.73 million number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.70 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Thailand?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Thailand was 1.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.