Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand is 16.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 86th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +171.4% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +101.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +115.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -24.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 16.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3%, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Thailand was 16.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Thailand ranks 86th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.