Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 20.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 20.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand peaked at 33.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 79th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.1% | — |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +8.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 20.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -42.2% | 26.4% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.2% | 33.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 15.2% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 2 |
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 20.1% 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 33.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 168 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 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release