Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand stood at 39.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 96th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +482.9% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +156.1% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +105.4% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 10.4% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 26.0% | 35.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 35.4% | 39.3% | 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 upper secondary education or in Thailand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand was 39.0% 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 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 96th out of 141 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 30.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release