Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 69.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 69.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand peaked at 80.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2007.
That places Thailand 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.1% | — |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 69.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 69.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 74% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 60.0% | 65.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 62.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 64.7% | 69.8% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand was 69.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 upper 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