Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age in Thailand
Thailand: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age was 87.74 % in 2022. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age in Thailand is 87.74 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age in Thailand peaked at 96.31 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.74 %, in 2022.
That places Thailand 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.41 % | — |
| 2005 | 92.32 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.31 % | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 91.95 % | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 91.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.04 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 88.88 % | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 87.74 % | -1.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 87.74 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.09 %, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 87.74 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.64 %, 95% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.86 % | 91.41 % | 92.32 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.85 % | 88.88 % | 96.31 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.74 % | 87.74 % | 87.74 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age in Thailand?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age in Thailand was 87.74 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.31 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.74 % in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age?
- Thailand ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — all age rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.