Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 30.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 30.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand peaked at 40.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 64th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.9% | — |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +70.3% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 34.8% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 19.8% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.2% | 35.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % 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 30.2% 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 40.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Thailand ranks 64th out of 168 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 up 52.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release