School completion in Thailand
Thailand: School completion was 99.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.22
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.22
in 2025
All-time low
83.23
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Thailand, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 99.22 for school completion 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, school completion in Thailand peaked at 99.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.23, 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.
School completion in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 83.23 | — |
| 1982 | 84.09 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 85 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 85.88 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 86.77 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 87.61 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 88.37 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 89.15 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 89.89 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 90.59 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 91.27 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 91.86 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 92.38 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 92.85 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 93.3 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 93.68 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.05 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.37 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 94.68 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.99 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 95.3 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.6 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.87 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.1 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96.31 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.52 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.71 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.91 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.11 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.3 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.49 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.65 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.8 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.94 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.09 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.23 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.37 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.52 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.64 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.76 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.87 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.96 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.05 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.14 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.22 | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 99.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 99.22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.67 | 83.23 | 89.89 | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.9 | 90.59 | 94.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.14 | 94.99 | 97.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 | 97.3 | 98.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 | 98.76 | 99.22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Thailand?
- School completion in Thailand was 99.22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.23 in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for school completion?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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