Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8627 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Thailand 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8627 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9108 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8998 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9097 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9331 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9631 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9549 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9766 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9868 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9851 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9584 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9298 GPIA | 0.8627 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9766 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand was 1.01 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 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8627 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 33rd 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 12.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release