Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 48.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 49.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2007.
Thailand ranks 78th of 108 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 38.5% | — |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 39.7% | 45.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 49.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 75 Indonesia 49.4% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 48.7% compare
- 77 Mexico 48.4% compare
- 79 Palestine, State of 47.4% compare
- 80 El Salvador 43.2% compare
- 81 Jordan 42.3% compare
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 48.1% 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 49.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2007.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 78th out of 108 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 12.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release