Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 39.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 39.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Thailand peaked at 39.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 102nd of 142 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 10.9% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.3% | 35.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 35.6% | 39.4% | 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 39.1% 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 39.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Thailand ranks 102nd out of 142 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 25.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release