Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 14.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 21.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 90th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.9% | 12.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 21.1% | 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 14.0% 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 21.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 129 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 10.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release