Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand
Thailand: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 92.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand peaked at 92.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 73rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 31.5% | — |
| 1982 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 42.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 47.6% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 57.3% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 61.3% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 70.0% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 31.5% | 42.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 43.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 76.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.1% | 92.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Thailand was 92.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Thailand ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release