Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 51.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand stood at 51.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand peaked at 51.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 94th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +109.2% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +347.4% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.2% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.1% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 91 Indonesia 53.5% compare
- 92 Costa Rica 53.4% compare
- 93 Ghana 51.4% compare
- 95 Egypt 50.8% compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 49.9% compare
- 97 El Salvador 46.4% compare
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand was 51.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Thailand ranks 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.