Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 75.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1970.
That places Thailand 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5% | — |
| 1980 | 12.2% | +121.2% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +213.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 75.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 75.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +213.0% | 12.2% | 38.1% |
| 1980 | +121.2% | 5.5% | 12.2% |
| 2004 | +44.6% | 38.1% | 55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 38.1% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 60.8% | 71.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 69.2% | 75.4% | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand was 75.4% 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 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 137 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 16.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release