Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location 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 … education short-cycle tertiary location 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.5113 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.5113 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5113 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.5113 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