Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 56.4% 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
Thailand recorded 56.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand peaked at 56.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 95th of 132 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 | 7.9% | — |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +65.5% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +178.3% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.8% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 41.4% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand was 56.4% 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 56.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Thailand ranks 95th out of 132 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 27.5%. 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+, male (%) (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.