Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 99.0% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1973.
That places Thailand 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.9% | — |
| 1974 | 24.9% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +279.7% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 21.9% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 91.6% | 94.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 89.8% | 91.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 92.5% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release