Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand
Thailand: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand is 16.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.
Thailand ranks 86th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.5% (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 40.87 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Thailand was 16.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Thailand ranks 86th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.