Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.4225 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 0.4225 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 0.4808 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2704 LPIA, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 46th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Thailand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2704 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.2979 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.358 LPIA | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3078 LPIA | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3226 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.406 LPIA | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3489 LPIA | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4305 LPIA | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4302 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3623 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4808 LPIA | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4225 LPIA | -12.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.4225 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.4225 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4225 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2704 LPIA | 0.2704 LPIA | 0.2704 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3627 LPIA | 0.2979 LPIA | 0.4305 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4219 LPIA | 0.3623 LPIA | 0.4808 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.4225 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 0.4808 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2704 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 91 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 37.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release