Inequality in education in Thailand
Thailand: Inequality in education was 0.1595 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Thailand, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.1595 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Thailand peaked at 0.174 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1595, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1702 | 0.1658 | 0.174 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.164 | 0.1595 | 0.1685 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 74 Solomon Islands 0.1735 compare
- 75 South Africa 0.1729 compare
- 76 Colombia 0.1697 compare
- 79 Vietnam 0.1525 compare
- 80 Brazil 0.1505 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.2 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Thailand?
- Inequality in education in Thailand was 0.1595 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.174 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1595 in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for inequality in education?
- Thailand ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.