Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 71.7% 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 71.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 71.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1970.
That places Thailand 103rd out of 136 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 female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +159.6% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +312.9% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +48.3% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 71.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 71.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.4%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female 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 | +312.9% | 8.3% | 34.3% |
| 1980 | +159.6% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| 2004 | +48.3% | 34.3% | 50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 34.3% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.6% | 68.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 65.7% | 71.7% | 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 71.7% 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 71.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 103rd 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 17.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release