Start month of the academic school year in Thailand
Thailand: Start month of the academic school year was 5 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 206 countries
All-time high
6 tertiary education
in 2014
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Thailand, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Thailand is 5 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Thailand peaked at 6 tertiary education in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 1998.
That places Thailand 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Start month of the academic school year in Thailand, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 tertiary education | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 5 tertiary education | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 |
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 start month of the academic school year in Thailand?
- Start month of the academic school year in Thailand was 5 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6 tertiary education in 2014.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Thailand rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Thailand ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release