School age population, secondary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.50 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.50 million number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.69 million number
in 1988
All-time low
1.84 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 2.50 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Thailand peaked at 3.69 million number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million number, in 1970.
That places Thailand 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.84 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.91 million number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.00 million number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.09 million number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.17 million number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2.26 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.34 million number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.41 million number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2.48 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 3.12 million number | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 3.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 3.40 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.56 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.62 million number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.68 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.69 million number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.68 million number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.63 million number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.60 million number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.57 million number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.53 million number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.49 million number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.45 million number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.36 million number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.29 million number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.21 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.18 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.11 million number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.07 million number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.04 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.97 million number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.94 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.80 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.75 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.73 million number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.70 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.64 million number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 million number | 1.84 million number | 3.12 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 million number | 3.22 million number | 3.69 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.48 million number | 3.25 million number | 3.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 million number | 2.90 million number | 3.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 million number | 2.54 million number | 2.86 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 2.50 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 24 France 2.85 million number compare
- 25 Afghanistan 2.82 million number compare
- 26 United Kingdom 2.57 million number compare
- 28 Iraq 2.49 million number compare
- 29 South Africa 2.48 million number compare
- 30 Angola 2.38 million number compare
More education data for Thailand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Thailand was 2.50 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 million number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.