Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand, 1971–2024
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 85.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Thailand peaked at 88.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 144th 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 | 74.6% | — |
| 1973 | 77.2% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 78.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 81.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 80.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 83.3% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 82.1% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 74.6% | 81.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 81.8% | 83.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.4% | 84.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 81.2% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.2% | 87.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 141 Gabon 86.3% compare
- 142 Brunei Darussalam 85.4% compare
- 143 Rwanda 85.3% compare
- 145 Monaco 85.2% compare
- 146 New Zealand 85.2% compare
- 147 Seychelles 85.0% compare
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 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 85.2% 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 88.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Thailand ranks 144th 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 2.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release