Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 78.0% 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 78.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Thailand peaked at 78.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 82nd of 105 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 education or higher in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63.8% | — |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 66.8% | 75.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 73.5% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 79 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80.3% compare
- 80 Tanzania, United Republic of 79.1% compare
- 81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 78.1% compare
- 83 Nigeria 77.8% compare
- 84 Honduras 76.7% compare
- 85 India 75.6% 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 78.0% 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 78.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Thailand ranks 82nd out of 105 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 11.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release