School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 1.28 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Thailand stood at 1.28 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Thailand peaked at 1.84 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 693,022 number, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 24th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 693,022 number | — |
| 1971 | 719,472 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 751,900 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 786,835 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 822,182 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 856,651 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 889,426 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 921,877 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 952,235 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.49 million number | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.57 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.67 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.77 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.81 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.82 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.84 million number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.84 million number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.84 million number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.83 million number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.81 million number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.70 million number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.64 million number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.37 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million number | -2.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.28 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 10.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.28 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 23.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +56.4% | 952,235 number | 1.49 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 888,334 number | 693,022 number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.28 million number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Thailand?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Thailand was 1.28 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 693,022 number in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.