Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 81.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 81.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 82nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 67.8% | — |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 81.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.6%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 81.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.1%, 88% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 70.1% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 76.6% | 81.3% | 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 81.3% 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 81.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 82nd out of 106 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 10.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release