Thailand - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Thailand was 41.11 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 58.56 in 1987, while its lowest value was 26.51 in 1998.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 49.83
1972 53.42
1973 54.45
1974 53.07
1975 54.06
1976 57.21
1977 57.87
1979 55.35
1980 55.83
1981 55.73
1982 53.59
1983 57.01
1984 58.52
1986 58.40
1987 58.56
1988 58.17
1989 57.04
1991 51.52
1992 49.54
1994 47.37
1995 45.45
1996 44.48
1997 30.43
1998 26.51
2000 32.23
2001 32.07
2004 30.97
2008 45.14
2009 46.14
2010 40.08
2011 50.45
2012 44.78
2013 41.11

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Thailand was 29.81 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 29.88 in 1982, while its lowest value was 14.26 in 2008.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 23.17
1972 23.15
1973 20.71
1974 21.70
1975 21.22
1976 21.65
1977 20.94
1979 26.63
1980 25.05
1981 19.36
1982 29.88
1983 24.01
1984 23.89
1986 24.11
1987 23.60
1988 24.12
1989 24.64
1991 22.49
1992 24.02
1994 24.64
1995 24.81
1996 26.44
1997 22.06
1998 27.07
2000 21.89
2001 20.53
2004 23.99
2008 14.26
2009 15.60
2010 28.61
2011 21.45
2012 28.63
2013 29.81

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Thailand was 15.55 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 26.36 in 1996, while its lowest value was 12.14 in 1975.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 15.72
1972 15.62
1973 13.14
1974 12.72
1975 12.14
1976 13.22
1977 12.77
1979 12.21
1980 13.78
1981 21.98
1982 14.69
1983 16.52
1984 17.04
1986 12.37
1987 13.06
1988 12.76
1989 13.37
1991 18.32
1992 20.19
1994 20.06
1995 21.52
1996 26.36
1997 21.32
1998 24.12
2000 20.30
2001 21.69
2004 20.61
2005 21.69
2006 23.74
2008 21.18
2009 19.32
2010 16.51
2011 14.92
2012 14.42
2013 15.55

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Thailand was 16.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 28.39 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.49 in 2018.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1995 18.90
1996 20.04
1997 21.20
1998 19.48
1999 18.98
2000 28.39
2001 24.24
2002 16.22
2003 20.87
2004 21.46
2005 20.55
2006 22.00
2007 18.48
2008 18.16
2009 18.18
2010 16.22
2011 22.63
2012 21.40
2013 19.13
2014 16.90
2015 17.06
2016 17.32
2017 15.84
2018 14.49
2020 16.77

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Thailand was 2.97 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 5.25 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2.15 in 1974.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.07
1972 3.03
1973 2.55
1974 2.15
1975 2.38
1976 3.02
1977 3.22
1979 2.85
1980 2.57
1981 2.88
1982 3.27
1983 3.46
1984 3.44
1986 3.41
1987 3.12
1988 2.75
1989 2.50
1991 3.09
1992 3.05
1994 3.41
1995 3.14
1996 3.50
1997 4.58
1998 4.63
1999 4.83
2000 5.25
2001 4.82
2002 3.86
2003 3.73
2004 4.03
2005 3.94
2006 4.05
2007 3.60
2008 3.51
2009 3.86
2010 3.51
2011 4.81
2012 4.54
2013 4.12
2014 3.72
2015 3.76
2016 3.64
2017 3.36
2018 3.06
2019 2.97

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs