Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand
Thailand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.5% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand is 31.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Thailand peaked at 47.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2015.
That places Thailand 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 education enrolled in in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.7% | — |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 36.7% | 47.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 24.1% | 45.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.4% | 31.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 31.5% 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 47.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Thailand ranks 69th 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 26.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release