Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 67.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand is 67.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand peaked at 78.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.5% | 78.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 67.7% | 75.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.2 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Thailand was 67.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Thailand ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.