School age population, primary education, male in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, primary education, male was 2.26 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.26 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
36th
of 222 countries
All-time high
4.20 million
in 1978
All-time low
2.26 million
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 2.26 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Thailand peaked at 4.20 million in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million, in 2025.
That places Thailand 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.56 million | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 3.67 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.78 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.89 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 3.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 4.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.20 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.65 million | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 3.67 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.67 million | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.66 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.65 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.64 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.62 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.58 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.55 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.50 million | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 3.47 million | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 3.44 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.40 million | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3.37 million | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.34 million | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.31 million | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.27 million | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.25 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.24 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 3.24 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.24 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.24 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.16 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.08 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.01 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.96 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.93 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.72 million | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 2.68 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.63 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.59 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.55 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.50 million | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 2.26 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.84 million | 3.45 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.60 million | 3.47 million | 3.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million | 3.24 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 2.93 million | 3.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.37 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million | 2.26 million | 2.33 million | 6 |
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, primary education, male in Thailand?
- School age population, primary education, male in Thailand was 2.26 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release