Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand

Thailand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 96,749 number in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
96,749 number
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
36th
of 148 countries
All-time high
2.09 million number
in 1974
All-time low
53,668 number
in 2006
Years of data
6
1973–2009

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand, 1973–2009

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1973199120091973: 2.1M number1974: 2.1M number2006: 53.7k number2007: 93.4k number2008: 74.8k number2009: 96.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand is 96,749 number, measured in 2009.

The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 80.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand peaked at 2.09 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 53,668 number, in 2006.

Thailand ranks 36th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Thailand, 1973 to 2009.
Year number Change
1973 2.07 million number
1974 2.09 million number +0.6%
2006 53,668 number -97.4%
2007 93,431 number +74.1%
2008 74,832 number -19.9%
2009 96,749 number +29.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.08 million number 2.07 million number 2.09 million number 2
2000s 79,670 number 53,668 number 96,749 number 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 115,480 number compare
  2. 34 Romania 103,235 number compare
  3. 35 Morocco 100,912 number compare
  4. 37 Cambodia 91,546 number compare
  5. 38 Ukraine 88,651 number compare
  6. 39 Malaysia 88,361 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Thailand was 96,749 number in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 million number in 1974.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 53,668 number in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Thailand ranks 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2009.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/