Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +383.1% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +105.3% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +107.6% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 39.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 39.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +383.1% | 1.1% | 5.3% |
| 2004 | +107.6% | 10.9% | 22.6% |
| 2000 | +105.3% | 5.3% | 10.9% |
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
- 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 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