School enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand
Thailand: School enrollment, secondary, private was 11.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand, 2001–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand stood at 11.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand peaked at 18.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2001.
That places Thailand 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.1% | — |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Thailand was 11.9% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2001.
- How does Thailand rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.