Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand
Thailand: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand is 1.21 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand peaked at 6.42 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Thailand 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.38 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.18 live births per woman | 5.7 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.46 live births per woman | 3.45 live births per woman | 5.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 3.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.2 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Thailand was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Thailand ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.