Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9071 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand stood at 0.9071 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 0.9218 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4031 GPIA, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 85th of 131 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 education or in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4031 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.5096 GPIA | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 0.819 GPIA | +60.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8147 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8711 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8917 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8927 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9218 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9071 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4031 GPIA | 0.4031 GPIA | 0.4031 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5096 GPIA | 0.5096 GPIA | 0.5096 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8169 GPIA | 0.8147 GPIA | 0.819 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8909 GPIA | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.9218 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.9071 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (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 0.9071 GPIA 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 0.9218 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4031 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 85th out of 131 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 3.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release