Thailand - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Thailand was 98.59 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.65 in 2013, while its lowest value was 96.17 in 1980.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 96.17 |
| 2000 | 97.85 |
| 2005 | 97.88 |
| 2010 | 96.55 |
| 2013 | 98.65 |
| 2015 | 98.29 |
| 2018 | 98.59 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Thailand was 97.69 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.22 in 2005, while its lowest value was 96.64 in 2010.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 97.57 |
| 2000 | 98.10 |
| 2005 | 98.22 |
| 2010 | 96.64 |
| 2013 | 97.98 |
| 2015 | 98.00 |
| 2018 | 97.69 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Thailand was 98.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.31 in 2013, while its lowest value was 96.60 in 2010.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 96.87 |
| 2000 | 97.98 |
| 2005 | 98.05 |
| 2010 | 96.60 |
| 2013 | 98.31 |
| 2015 | 98.15 |
| 2018 | 98.14 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Thailand was 92.43 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.43 in 2010, while its lowest value was 83.89 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 83.89 |
| 2000 | 90.52 |
| 2005 | 91.53 |
| 2010 | 96.43 |
| 2013 | 92.25 |
| 2015 | 91.19 |
| 2018 | 92.43 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Thailand was 95.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.44 in 2010, while its lowest value was 92.21 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.21 |
| 2000 | 94.90 |
| 2005 | 95.60 |
| 2010 | 96.44 |
| 2013 | 95.25 |
| 2015 | 94.66 |
| 2018 | 95.20 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Thailand was 93.77 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.43 in 2010, while its lowest value was 87.98 in 1980.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 87.98 |
| 2000 | 92.65 |
| 2005 | 93.51 |
| 2010 | 96.43 |
| 2013 | 93.70 |
| 2015 | 92.87 |
| 2018 | 93.77 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
