Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Thailand
Thailand: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 93.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Thailand, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 93.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2022.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Thailand peaked at 97.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 1980.
That places Thailand 44th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 82.8% | — |
| 2000 | 92.2% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 92.2% | 93.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 91.2% | 97.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
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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, female in Thailand?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Thailand was 93.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Thailand ranks 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release