Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 23.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2007.
That places Thailand 59th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.5% | — |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 19.4% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.3% | 30.8% | 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 23.3% 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 30.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 59th out of 101 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 5.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release