Lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand
Thailand: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand, 1975–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 95.7% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand peaked at 102.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1975.
Thailand ranks 58th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.6% | — |
| 1976 | 24.7% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +202.1% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 102.8% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 95.7% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 22.6% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 80.4% | 85.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 87.8% | 102.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Thailand was 95.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Thailand ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.