Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand
Thailand: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.94 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.94 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand peaked at 1.03 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.94 LPIA, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.97 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.97 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 LPIA | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9917 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 0.94 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Thailand was 0.94 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
- Thailand ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release