Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand
Thailand: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.01 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
78th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2011
All-time low
0.9675 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand is 1.01 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.01 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9675 index, in 1981.
Thailand ranks 78th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9675 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9707 index | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9748 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9796 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.982 index | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9843 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9891 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9975 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.01 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.01 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9829 index | 0.9675 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9675 index in 1981.
- How does Thailand rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Thailand ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.