Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand is 11.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 15.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 51st of 95 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +61.6% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +53.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 5.9% | 13.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 15.3% | 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 11.0% 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 15.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 51st out of 95 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 50.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release