Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand
Thailand: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 100.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand stood at 100.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand peaked at 105.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 108th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 81.0% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 103.0% | 101.1% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 92.9% | 105.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 93.5% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 89.2% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.8% | 100.7% | 104.8% | 6 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Thailand was 100.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 105.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Thailand ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.