Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 13.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand stood at 13.2%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2010.
That places Thailand 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.2% | — |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +57.9% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +37.7% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 13.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 13.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.1%, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 16.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand was 13.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release