Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 53.6% 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 53.6% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand peaked at 53.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 97th of 134 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 | 5.5% | — |
| 1980 | 9.8% | +78.5% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +238.5% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.4% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 38.7% | 49.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Thailand was 53.6% 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 53.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Thailand ranks 97th out of 134 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 29.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.