Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand
Thailand: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 31.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand stood at 31.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand peaked at 54.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2022.
That places Thailand 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4% | — |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 46.0% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 46.2% | 50.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Thailand was 31.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).