Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 66.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand stood at 66.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 66.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 71st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.9% | — |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5% | 49.9% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 58.9% | 66.1% | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release