Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 51.2% 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 51.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 51.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 95th of 132 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 female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +109.2% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +347.4% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +7.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 51.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 51.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.0%, 65% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.2% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 36.1% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 92 Indonesia 53.5% compare
- 93 Costa Rica 53.4% compare
- 94 Ghana 51.4% compare
- 96 Egypt 50.8% compare
- 97 Saint Lucia 49.9% compare
- 98 El Salvador 46.4% compare
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 51.2% 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 51.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 95th out of 132 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 31.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release