Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 68.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand peaked at 75.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.3% | — |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 52.3% | 63.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 54.6% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 68.5% | 72.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (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 68.5% in 2024, 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 75.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Thailand ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release