School age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand

Thailand: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.47 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.99 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.47 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 2.0M number1999: 1.9M number2000: 1.9M number2001: 1.9M number2002: 1.8M number2003: 1.8M number2004: 1.7M number2005: 1.7M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.7M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand stood at 1.47 million number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand peaked at 1.99 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.47 million number, in 2019.

Thailand ranks 19th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.97 million number 1.94 million number 1.99 million number 2
2000s 1.74 million number 1.63 million number 1.90 million number 10
2010s 1.55 million number 1.47 million number 1.62 million number 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 16 Peru 1.75 million number compare
  2. 17 Guatemala 1.65 million number compare
  3. 18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number compare
  4. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  5. 21 Cambodia 1.07 million number compare
  6. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Thailand was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2019.
How does Thailand rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Thailand ranks 19th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, 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
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/