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Southeast Asia > Thailand > Education

THAI EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.75 % of GNI Time series [62nd of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 6.5 [44th of 100]
Class size > Age 13 23.8 students [5th of 29]
Class size > Age 9 19.4 students [12th of 17]
Duration of compulsory education 9 years [74th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [42nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [82nd of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 6,112,687 Time series [3rd of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.097 per capita Time series [6th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5,009,844 Time series [1st of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 79.339 per 1,000 people Time series [3rd of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2,251,453 Time series [2nd of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 35.656 per 1,000 people Time series [2nd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.37% Time series [5th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.6% Time series [2nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 53.66% Time series [1st of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 93% Time series [3rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 95% Time series [3rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 91% Time series [3rd of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.3% Time series [28th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 25% Time series [7th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.2% [54th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 28.3% [2nd of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 42.3% [45th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 20.5% [102nd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 21.7% [37th of 108]
Education, primary completion rate 86 Time series [84th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 88 Time series [76th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 85 Time series [83rd of 145]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 13.91 % Time series [22nd of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 13.15 % Time series [35th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 22.96 % Time series [33rd of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.4% [92nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 48.3% [107th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 76.61 [40th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.96 Time series [6th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.05 Time series [2nd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.06 Time series [1st of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 54 [73rd of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 93.61 % Time series [105th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 101.02 % Time series [81st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 97.35 % Time series [100th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 1,200 hours [1st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 1,200 hours [1st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 1,167 hours [5th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,167 hours [8th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 1,080 hours [2nd of 38]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 4% Time series [103rd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 2.5% Time series [111st of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 5.4% Time series [101st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 1,924,400 Time series [45th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 30.476 per 1,000 people Time series [103rd of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 596,700 Time series [46th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 9.45 per 1,000 people Time series [108th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 1,333,800 Time series [41st of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 21.123 per 1,000 people Time series [99th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 94.6% Time series [53rd of 157]
Literacy > Male 97.5% Time series [44th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 96% Time series [52nd of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 90.52 % Time series [41st of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 94.9 % Time series [40th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 92.65 % Time series [39th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.85 % Time series [44th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 98.1 % Time series [39th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 97.98 % Time series [40th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 98% Time series [9th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98.1% Time series [8th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 97.8% Time series [11th of 138]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 81.27 % Time series [95th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 82.66 % Time series [95th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 81.97 % Time series [96th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [135th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 5,974,615 Time series [9th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.093 per capita Time series [81st of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.14 % female Time series [55th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 298,270 Time series [14th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.724 per 1,000 people Time series [85th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 58.36 % female Time series [102nd of 153]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 13.2 [51st of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 6.2 [87th of 131]
Progression to secondary level 90.7 [46th of 97]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 73% [29th of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 63% [30th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 52% [29th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0% [29th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 34% [21st of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0% [32nd of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 6% [26th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0% [36th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0% [34th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0% [36th of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 9
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 3
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages x
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 6% [35th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 11% [33rd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion x
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 9% [30th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 11% [23rd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology x
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 6
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.23 % Time series [38th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 27.53 % Time series [4th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5 [75th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.8 [95th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 38.2 [70th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.68 Time series [86th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 97.1 [28th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 20.8 [103rd of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 25.2 [26th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 111.48 Time series [26th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 95.06 Time series [66th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 102.78 Time series [36th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 100.64 % Time series [33rd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.74 % Time series [58th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 3.48 % Time series [77th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 3.53 % Time series [71st of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 3.44 % Time series [83rd of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 3.9 [89th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 90.28 % gross Time series [12th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 89.07 % gross Time series [13th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 91.46 % gross Time series [11th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 97.13 % gross Time series [72nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 75.82 % net Time series [94th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 94.64 % gross Time series [72nd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 74.74 % net Time series [96th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 99.56 % gross Time series [71st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 76.88 % net Time series [93rd of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 15.81 % Time series [28th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 73.15 % gross Time series [49th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 74.17 % gross Time series [50th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 72.16 % gross Time series [46th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 12.87 % Time series [36th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 43.01 % gross Time series [10th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 45.36 % gross Time series [13th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 40.69 % gross Time series [9th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 10.8 years [62nd of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 10.7 years [65th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years Time series [47th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 14 years Time series [49th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years Time series [54th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 10.8 years [65th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 37 % Time series [23rd of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 1,072 Time series [40th of 175]
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced 1957
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1911
Secondary education, general pupils 3,847,463 Time series [7th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.06 per 1,000 people Time series [67th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 4,718,065 Time series [5th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.073 per capita Time series [47th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 50.25 % female Time series [22nd of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 215,798 Time series [20th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 3.418 per 1,000 people Time series [106th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 54.34 % female Time series [72nd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 870,602 Time series [2nd of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 13.554 per 1,000 people Time series [13th of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57% [11th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 49% [4th of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57% [11th of 31]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 53 % awarded to females [19th of 30]
Spending on teaching materials 3.2 [12th of 30]
Spending per primary school student $1,048.00 per student [21st of 21]
    Spending per primary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [17th of 21]
Spending per secondary school student $1,177.00 per student [21st of 21]
    Spending per secondary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [19th of 21]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 59% [27th of 28]
Students from households with calculator > Age 9 43% [15th of 16]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 3% [28th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 9 4% [16th of 16]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 59% [27th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 9 32% [15th of 16]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 44% [27th of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 9 23% [15th of 16]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 57% [28th of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 9 41% [15th of 16]
Students living with mother > Age 13 92% [23rd of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 9 93% [8th of 16]
Students whose father has secondary education 15%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 9%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 61% [14th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 93% [11th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 46 years experience [2nd of 29]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 9 20 years experience [5th of 17]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3% [31st of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year [12th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year [13th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 35.3% [43rd of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 40 % Time series [8th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 31.2 % Time series [10th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 46.1 % Time series [7th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 47.2 % Time series [22nd of 77]
Universities > Top 200 1 [31st of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.006 per $1 billion of GDP [16th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.016 per capita [26th of 31]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [8th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Wikipedia: Scouting ; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001); The Times, 2005; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand

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