Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand is 85.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand peaked at 90.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1971.
That places Thailand 151st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.7% | — |
| 1972 | 75.6% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 76.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 78.3% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 85.9% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 85.0% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 73.7% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 82.8% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 82.0% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.6% | 85.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 84.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.9% | 85.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand was 85.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Thailand ranks 151st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release