Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender 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 86th 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 gender 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.9071 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 92% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.9071 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9451 GPIA, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 86th 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 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