Thailand's adult literacy rose from 88.0 % in 1980 to 91.1 % in 2022.
Thailand's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 98.0 % in 1995 to 100.7 % in 2025.
Thailand · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
31st of 58 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Thailand's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 96.9 % in 1980 to 98.2 % in 2022.
Thailand's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 40.6 % in 1993 to 92.1 % in 2025.
Thailand's tertiary enrolment rose from 22.2 % in 1996 to 49.1 % in 2025.
Thailand's children out of school, primary fell from 1.89M in 1973 to 36,067 in 2025.
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- Primary completion rateup +4.5 pts2nd of 11
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.7 pts67th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.3 pts63rd of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs62nd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.6 yrs79th of 145
- Learning poverty36th of 47*
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts95th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.5 pts29th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.5 %30th of 90
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