School age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.17 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.17 million
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
25th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.93 million
in 1990
All-time low
1.50 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand stood at 2.17 million.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand peaked at 2.93 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 1970.
That places Thailand 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.50 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.59 million | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 1.67 million | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.84 million | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.91 million | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.98 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.12 million | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.19 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.26 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.34 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.41 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.49 million | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.58 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.74 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2.90 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.92 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.93 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.92 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.91 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.88 million | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.83 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.78 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.73 million | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.67 million | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.62 million | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.39 million | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.42 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.35 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.32 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.21 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.17 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 million | 1.50 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 million | 2.26 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 million | 2.59 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.61 million | 2.56 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million | 2.35 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million | 2.17 million | 2.32 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, tertiary education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Thailand was 2.17 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release