Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 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 upper secondary in Thailand is 39.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Thailand peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 103rd of 140 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 upper secondary in Thailand, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +334.6% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +72.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +108.3% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 11.4% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 28.7% | 35.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.8% | 39.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 upper secondary in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Thailand was 39.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.