Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Thailand
Thailand: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.19 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.19 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.22 modelled data
in 2017
All-time low
0.7951 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Thailand, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Thailand stood at 1.19 modelled data.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Thailand peaked at 1.22 modelled data in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7951 modelled data, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 30th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Thailand, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7951 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8017 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8131 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8182 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.824 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8321 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8403 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8459 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8489 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8656 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8809 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9094 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9364 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.967 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9902 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8244 modelled data | 0.7951 modelled data | 0.8489 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9737 modelled data | 0.8656 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 27 Vietnam 1.2 modelled data compare
- 28 El Salvador 1.2 modelled data compare
- 29 Philippines 1.2 modelled data compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.19 modelled data compare
- 32 South Africa 1.19 modelled data compare
- 33 Argentina 1.19 modelled data compare
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Thailand?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Thailand was 1.19 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 modelled data in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7951 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release