School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Thailand

Thailand: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 368,364 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
368,364 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
37th
of 202 countries
All-time high
632,816 number
in 1978
All-time low
368,364 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Thailand, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 368,364 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Thailand peaked at 632,816 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 368,364 number, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 37th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 596,390 number 534,599 number 632,816 number 10
1980s 599,078 number 560,996 number 626,622 number 10
1990s 521,382 number 498,975 number 552,134 number 10
2000s 451,107 number 410,939 number 494,075 number 10
2010s 391,331 number 373,839 number 404,306 number 10
2020s 368,364 number 368,364 number 368,364 number 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 34 Cameroon 379,320 number compare
  2. 35 Côte d’Ivoire 371,355 number compare
  3. 36 Madagascar 369,073 number compare
  4. 38 Germany 367,905 number compare
  5. 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
  6. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Thailand?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Thailand was 368,364 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 632,816 number in 1978.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 368,364 number in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Thailand ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/