Education in Thailand

3,176 indicators covering education for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 92.3% 2025 up 7.5% 73rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 95.2% 2025 up 4.3% 68th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.06 modelled data 2025 down 5.1% 56th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 89.7% 2025 up 11.0% 76th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 72.7% 2025 up 22.2% 72nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 80.7% 2025 up 20.6% 69th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.19 modelled data 2025 down 2.1% 30th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 65.1% 2025 up 24.4% 73rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 83,957 2025 up 9.2% 34th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 34.3% 182nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 28.0% 183rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.8% 2025 up 30.8% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 56.4% 2025 up 5.0% 91st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 42.0% 2025 up 10.9% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.26 GPIA 2025 down 3.1% 84th
Primary education, teachers 68.3% 2025 down 7.0% 134th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 83,072 number 1993 up 350.2% 20th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year 2017 down 710.1% 169th
Repeaters, primary, total 1.4% 2018 112th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.47 years 2025 up 0.1% 69th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.58 years 2025 down 6.4% 67th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.26 GPIA 2025 up 4.3% 87th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.7% 2009 110th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.56 years 2025 down 8.4% 76th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 107.1% 2025 up 10.9% 13th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 97,823 number 2016 up 38.9% 24th
Persistence to grade 5, total 98.7% 2017 28th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 98.5% 2017 36th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,154 2024 down 34.2% 55th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2,146 2024 down 9.4% 41st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 4,093 2024 down 34.5% 35th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 6,184 2024 down 11.2% 32nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 96.8% 2018 up 1.7% 139th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.1% 2018 up 0.3% 136th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 9.2% 2025 up 347.6% 100th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.09 years 2025 up 4.9% 80th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.11 years 2025 down 7.6% 75th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9885 GPIA 2025 up 13.5% 145th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 70.8% 2025 190th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 44,134 2025 3rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 106,984 2025 15th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2016 up 2.4% 72nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 56,321 2024 down 10.5% 21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 56.3% 2024 down 7.3% 18th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 43,673 2024 up 7.4% 28th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 24.8% 91st
Number of adults with no formal education by region 181,300 people 2100 down 31.0% 57th
Population by level of education 26.22 million people 2100 down 0.5% 28th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.853 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.2% 166th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.8% 2018 120th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.9% 2018 104th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.15 years 2025 down 7.9% 71st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.99 years 2025 down 8.8% 79th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2025 up 0.8% 56th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 107.9% 2025 up 11.9% 8th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 106.2% 2025 up 9.8% 18th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.985 GPIA 2025 down 1.9% 148th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 79.1% 2022 up 1.9% 38th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 77.4% 2022 down 7.4% 46th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2022 up 19.5% 2nd