Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +140.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +61.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +112.4% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -32.4% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 14.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 14.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.9%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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