School age population, upper secondary education, female in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.28 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.28 million number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.84 million number
in 1989
All-time low
693,022 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 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% |
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.