Literacy rates among adults in Thailand
Thailand: Literacy rates among adults was 91.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rates among adults in Thailand, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates among adults in Thailand is 91.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Thailand peaked at 96.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 46th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 92.7% | 93.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.3% | 96.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 literacy rates among adults in Thailand?
- Literacy rates among adults in Thailand was 91.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Thailand ranks 46th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.