Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 63.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand is 63.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 63.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 72nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.3% | — |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.3% | 60.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 69 Dominican Republic 65.2% compare
- 70 Ecuador 64.6% compare
- 71 Uruguay 64.5% compare
- 73 El Salvador 59.9% compare
- 74 Türkiye 59.4% compare
- 75 Bangladesh 59.2% compare
More education data for Thailand
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 63.4% 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 63.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 72nd out of 97 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 17.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release