Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Thailand

Primary school enrollment in Thailand in 2009 — 98.1%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 133. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 22.6 pp.

2009 98.1% +0.1 pp vs 2008
World rank 15of 133
Period maximum 98.9%2006
Period minimum 75.5%1973

Trend over time

1973–2009 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Thailand, 1973–200970809010019731977198119851989199319972001200520091973: 75.5%1974: 75.9%2006: 98.9%2007: 98.5%2008: 98%2009: 98.1%
Change over the period: +22.6 pp Annual average: 0.63 pp

Comparison, 2009

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 98.1%
World 88.6%
South-Eastern Asia computed 94%
Primary school enrollment — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2009 98.1 +0.1 pp
2008 98 −0.5 pp
2007 98.5 −0.4 pp
2006 98.9
1974 75.9 +0.4 pp
1973 75.5

South-Eastern Asia, 2009

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.