Secondary education, pupils in Thailand
Thailand: Secondary education, pupils was 4.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Thailand recorded 4.26 million for secondary education, pupils in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Thailand peaked at 6.79 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 695,023, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 695,023 | — |
| 1972 | 772,704 | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 868,885 | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 982,295 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 1.32 million | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.39 million | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.74 million | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 1.81 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.92 million | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.99 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.19 million | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 2.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.24 million | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.18 million | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.11 million | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.08 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.12 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.23 million | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.44 million | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 2.72 million | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 3.04 million | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 3.38 million | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 3.79 million | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 3.93 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.10 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.53 million | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.79 million | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.73 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.81 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.79 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.66 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.79 million | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 6.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.57 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.20 million | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 4.19 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.42 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.33 million | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.26 million | -1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.26 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 524,692, 8.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.26 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 26.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +45.9% | 4.66 million | 6.79 million |
| 2017 | -36.1% | 6.57 million | 4.20 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 million | 695,023 | 1.74 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.09 million | 1.81 million | 2.25 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.08 million | 2.12 million | 4.10 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.48 million | 4.07 million | 4.79 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.18 million | 4.17 million | 6.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million | 4.13 million | 4.42 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Thailand?
- Secondary education, pupils in Thailand was 4.26 million in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 695,023 in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Thailand ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.