Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 17.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Thailand, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 17.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Thailand peaked at 17.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 61st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 58 Azerbaijan, Republic of 17.7% compare
- 59 Italy 17.6% compare
- 60 Albania 17.5% compare
- 62 Uzbekistan, Republic of 16.9% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 16.8% compare
- 64 Paraguay 16.2% compare
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Thailand was 17.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Thailand ranks 61st out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release