Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 48.6% 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 48.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 50.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, 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 | 40.4% | — |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 41.4% | 46.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 50.2% | 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 48.6% 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 50.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% 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 9.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release