Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Thailand

Thailand: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 53.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
53.9%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
12th
of 177 countries
All-time high
69.7%
in 2015
All-time low
53.9%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Thailand, 2014–2019

02040602014201620192014: 69.3 %2015: 69.7 %2016: 64.6 %2017: 62.6 %2018: 59.1 %2019: 53.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 53.9% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Thailand ranks 12th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%) in Thailand, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 69.3% —
2015 69.7% +0.6%
2016 64.6% -7.4%
2017 62.6% -3.2%
2018 59.1% -5.5%
2019 53.9% -8.9%

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 9 British Virgin Islands 59.3% compare
  2. 10 Belarus 58.2% compare
  3. 11 Russia 56.3% compare
  4. 13 Iceland 48.1% compare
  5. 14 Namibia 47.9% compare
  6. 15 Finland 47.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Thailand?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Thailand was 53.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2019.
How does Thailand rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Thailand ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 3,062 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.