Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 56.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand is 56.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 56.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 96th of 133 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +65.5% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +178.3% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +9.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 56.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 56.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.1%, 67% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 35.8% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 41.4% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand was 56.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 96th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release