Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand
Thailand: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 77.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand stood at 77.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand peaked at 94.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1980.
That places Thailand 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.8% | — |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.2% | 82.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 74.0% | 94.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 43 Paraguay 82.4% compare
- 44 Ecuador 81.8% compare
- 45 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 80.1% compare
- 47 Zambia 77.0% compare
- 48 El Salvador 76.3% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 72.3% compare
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Thailand was 77.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release