Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0595 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.0595 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0967 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0188 units per person, in 1971.
That places Thailand 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0188 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0204 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0223 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0246 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0261 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0285 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0309 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0317 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0389 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0396 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0412 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0419 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0448 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0438 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.042 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0387 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0387 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0401 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0432 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0473 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0522 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0572 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0633 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0647 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0666 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.064 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0646 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.065 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0687 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0681 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0714 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0699 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0701 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0709 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0689 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0667 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0967 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0958 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0927 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.059 units per person | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0587 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0583 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0577 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0581 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0594 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0617 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0604 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0595 units per person | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0269 units per person | 0.0188 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0418 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0526 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 0.0666 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0677 units per person | 0.064 units per person | 0.0714 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0738 units per person | 0.0583 units per person | 0.0967 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 units per person | 0.0577 units per person | 0.0617 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Thailand was 0.0595 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0967 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0188 units per person in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.