School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Thailand
Thailand: School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) was 74.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Thailand, 1971–2022
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Thailand is 74.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Thailand peaked at 87.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.8% | — |
| 1973 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +367.3% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +65.3% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +367.3% | 9.6% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 45.0% | 52.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 63.2% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.2% | 75.3% | 3 |
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Thailand?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Thailand was 74.4% in 2022, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Thailand ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.