Share of students from abroad in Thailand
Thailand: Share of students from abroad was 2.27 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of students from abroad in Thailand, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 2.27 for share of students from abroad in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Thailand peaked at 2.27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1037, in 1999.
Thailand ranks 90th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of students from abroad in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1037 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1197 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1898 | +58.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1852 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1837 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2395 | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3409 | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4492 | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6768 | +50.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7851 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8071 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8356 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5045 | -39.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | +317.3% |
| 2016 | 1.31 | -37.8% |
| 2020 | 1.24 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.35 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 1.44 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 2.03 | +40.2% |
| 2025 | 2.27 | +12.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.03, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2.27 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.67, 49% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad 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 | +317.3% | 0.5045 | 2.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1037 | 0.1037 | 0.1037 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2981 | 0.1197 | 0.6768 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.5045 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.24 | 2.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Thailand?
- Share of students from abroad in Thailand was 2.27 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 in 1999.
- How does Thailand rank for share of students from abroad?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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