Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand

Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 429,012 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
429,012 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 205 countries
All-time high
642,243 number
in 1986
All-time low
400,801 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 429,012 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand peaked at 642,243 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 400,801 number, in 1970.

Thailand ranks 27th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Thailand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 400,801 number
1971 417,273 number +4.1%
1972 435,242 number +4.3%
1973 453,487 number +4.2%
1974 471,574 number +4.0%
1975 489,076 number +3.7%
1976 505,190 number +3.3%
1977 520,524 number +3.0%
1978 536,853 number +3.1%
1979 578,108 number +7.7%
1980 597,358 number +3.3%
1981 616,500 number +3.2%
1982 629,792 number +2.2%
1983 636,471 number +1.1%
1984 638,491 number +0.3%
1985 640,566 number +0.3%
1986 642,243 number +0.3%
1987 639,733 number -0.4%
1988 632,791 number -1.1%
1989 627,350 number -0.9%
1990 621,353 number -1.0%
1991 614,478 number -1.1%
1992 607,754 number -1.1%
1993 600,027 number -1.3%
1994 591,844 number -1.4%
1995 583,746 number -1.4%
1996 576,108 number -1.3%
1997 566,022 number -1.8%
1998 557,559 number -1.5%
1999 550,365 number -1.3%
2000 543,433 number -1.3%
2001 537,607 number -1.1%
2002 531,342 number -1.2%
2003 527,167 number -0.8%
2004 523,169 number -0.8%
2005 520,393 number -0.5%
2006 516,777 number -0.7%
2007 508,531 number -1.6%
2008 498,525 number -2.0%
2009 490,186 number -1.7%
2010 483,390 number -1.4%
2011 476,483 number -1.4%
2012 472,407 number -0.9%
2013 466,976 number -1.1%
2014 461,185 number -1.2%
2015 453,934 number -1.6%
2016 447,376 number -1.4%
2017 441,461 number -1.3%
2018 437,897 number -0.8%
2019 433,473 number -1.0%
2020 429,012 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 480,813 number 400,801 number 578,108 number 10
1980s 630,130 number 597,358 number 642,243 number 10
1990s 586,926 number 550,365 number 621,353 number 10
2000s 519,713 number 490,186 number 543,433 number 10
2010s 457,458 number 433,473 number 483,390 number 10
2020s 429,012 number 429,012 number 429,012 number 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 24 Myanmar 479,986 number compare
  2. 25 Iraq 455,587 number compare
  3. 26 Angola 433,853 number compare
  4. 28 France 426,613 number compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 406,237 number compare
  6. 30 Mozambique 395,096 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Thailand was 429,012 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 642,243 number in 1986.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 400,801 number in 1970.
How does Thailand rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Thailand ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.