Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 102nd out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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% |
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
- 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 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 102nd out of 136 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