Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9792 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.9792 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 0.9968 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.911 GPIA, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 48th of 107 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 upper secondary education or in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.911 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.922 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9224 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9392 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9459 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9568 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.969 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9559 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9735 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9901 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9623 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9738 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9792 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9481 GPIA | 0.922 GPIA | 0.9735 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9805 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand was 0.9792 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9968 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.911 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release