Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 99.2% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 99.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 1973.
Thailand ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 74.4% | — |
| 1974 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.8% | 74.4% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 92.7% | 95.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.7% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 6 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Thailand was 99.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release