Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.5113 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.5113 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 0.5113 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3071 LPIA, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 41st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3071 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3765 LPIA | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3523 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.365 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4267 LPIA | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3975 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4424 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4718 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4274 LPIA | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4575 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5113 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.506 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5113 LPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3924 LPIA | 0.3071 LPIA | 0.4718 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 LPIA | 0.4274 LPIA | 0.5113 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 0.5113 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 0.5113 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3071 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 87 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 45.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release