Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand

Thailand: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 792,446 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
792,446 number
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
5th
of 66 countries
All-time high
1.08 million number
in 2014
All-time low
792,446 number
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand, 2014–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2014201620192014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 986.6k number2017: 938.4k number2018: 876.8k number2019: 792.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand is 792,446 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

That places Thailand 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Thailand, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 1.08 million number —
2015 1.08 million number -0.5%
2016 986,638 number -8.4%
2017 938,423 number -4.9%
2018 876,780 number -6.6%
2019 792,446 number -9.6%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 792,446 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,628 number, 23.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 792,446 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 397,710 number, 2.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 2 Brazil 3.59 million number compare
  2. 3 Russia 1.09 million number compare
  3. 4 Germany 885,609 number compare
  4. 6 Vietnam 757,959 number compare
  5. 7 South Korea 725,876 number compare
  6. 8 Japan 625,696 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Thailand was 792,446 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 792,446 number in 2019.
How does Thailand rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Thailand ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.