Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 19.1% 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 19.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 23.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1970.
That places Thailand 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +235.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +160.2% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +119.7% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -1.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 19.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 19.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +235.4% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.1% | 13.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.6% | 21.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 23.7% | 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 19.1% 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 23.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 81st out of 128 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 24.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release