Share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 99.2% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand peaked at 99.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1981.
That places Thailand 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83.2% | — |
| 1982 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 99.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7% | 83.2% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 90.6% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Thailand was 99.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.