Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.9%
World rank
142nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
92.0%
in 2015
All-time low
72.3%
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 89.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand peaked at 92.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 142nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.3% | — |
| 1973 | 75.7% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 77.6% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 79.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 84.8% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.7% | 72.3% | 80.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 84.9% | 84.8% | 85.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.0% | 88.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.6% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.7% | 2 |
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 89.9% in 2024, 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 92.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Thailand ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release