Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand
Thailand: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.95 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand stood at 0.95 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.02 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.95 LPIA, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 23rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.96 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.99 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.95 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 LPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9817 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Thailand was 0.95 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release