School enrollment, primary, private in Thailand
Thailand: School enrollment, primary, private was 22.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Thailand, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 22.2% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2020. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Thailand peaked at 22.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 59th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.2% | — |
| 1975 | 11.7% | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 56 Indonesia 22.9% compare
- 57 British Virgin Islands 22.5% compare
- 58 United States Virgin Islands 22.3% compare
- 60 Hungary 21.5% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 21.5% compare
- 62 Paraguay 21.1% compare
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Thailand?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Thailand was 22.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Thailand ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.