Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4737 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.4737 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 0.4971 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2634 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Thailand 43rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2634 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.3026 LPIA | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3676 LPIA | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3321 LPIA | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3458 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4168 LPIA | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.376 LPIA | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4366 LPIA | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4519 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.399 LPIA | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.427 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4971 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4719 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4737 LPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2634 LPIA | 0.2634 LPIA | 0.2634 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3787 LPIA | 0.3026 LPIA | 0.4519 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4538 LPIA | 0.399 LPIA | 0.4971 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand was 0.4737 LPIA 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 0.4971 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2634 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 43rd out of 93 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 42.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release