Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 16.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand stood at 16.7%.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Thailand peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
That places Thailand 86th out of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 22.5% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 16.7% 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 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Thailand ranks 86th 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 18.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release