Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9799 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Thailand, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.9799 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Thailand peaked at 0.9907 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7495 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Thailand 81st out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7495 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.8604 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.973 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9565 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9907 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9744 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.971 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9744 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7495 GPIA | 0.7495 GPIA | 0.7495 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8604 GPIA | 0.8604 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9647 GPIA | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 940,155 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Thailand?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Thailand was 0.9799 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9907 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7495 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Thailand ranks 81st out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release