School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Thailand
Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 1.34 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Thailand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Thailand is 1.34 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Thailand peaked at 1.89 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 693,808 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, male (number) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 693,808 number | — |
| 1971 | 720,068 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 752,876 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 788,482 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 824,707 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 860,243 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 894,469 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 928,959 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 962,131 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million number | +57.2% |
| 1980 | 1.56 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.60 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.65 million number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.71 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.76 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.87 million number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.89 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.89 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.89 million number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.87 million number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.85 million number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.83 million number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.82 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.76 million number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.72 million number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.48 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.37 million number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million number | -2.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.34 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 11.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.34 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 23.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | +57.2% | 962,131 number | 1.51 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 893,787 number | 693,808 number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million number | 1.70 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.34 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, male in Thailand?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Thailand was 1.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 693,808 number in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.