Adult literacy rate in Thailand
91.1% of adults in Thailand could read and write in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1980.
Thailand, 2022
91.1%
Change from 2019
−0.2percentage points
World, 2022
87.4%
Position in 2022
22nd of 45
Adult literacy rate in Thailand over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 91.3% in 2019, a change of −0.2 percentage points.
- Since 1980, when it was 88.0%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 45 countries with data for 2022, Thailand has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 87.4%.
More for Thailand
All statistics for Thailand
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
89.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
71.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.8%
2025 · UNESCO UIS