Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.899 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.899 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 0.917 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4031 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Thailand 100th out of 133 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 education or higher in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4031 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.5112 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8086 GPIA | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8589 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8484 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8674 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8968 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8824 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.892 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8901 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8907 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.894 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8931 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.917 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8991 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.901 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.896 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9028 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.899 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4031 GPIA | 0.4031 GPIA | 0.4031 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5112 GPIA | 0.5112 GPIA | 0.5112 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8458 GPIA | 0.8086 GPIA | 0.8674 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8824 GPIA | 0.917 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8996 GPIA | 0.896 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 97 Bangladesh 0.9023 GPIA compare
- 98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9019 GPIA compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9013 GPIA compare
- 101 Kenya 0.8945 GPIA compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.8922 GPIA compare
- 103 Peru 0.8802 GPIA compare
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 0.899 GPIA 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 0.917 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4031 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 100th out of 133 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 0.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release