Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 28.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand is 28.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand peaked at 42.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 41st of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2003 | 36.8% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 36.8% | 41.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 940,155 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Thailand was 28.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.