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Thailand

East Asia & PacificUpper middle income71.62M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strongest, but Human Capital and Governance remain constraints

Thailand shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (72nd percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

60.56Composite score
Global percentile
72nd
Global rank
#50
Regional rank
#9
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
67.66
70th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
47.36
38th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Emerging readiness
Innovation
58.90
79th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Emerging readiness
Governance
45.94
52nd percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Advanced readiness
Access & Parity
82.92
74th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Thailand shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Thailand leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 72nd percentile.

Places 50th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 9th within East Asia & Pacific.

Scores range from Access & Parity (82.9) to Governance (45.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
21Korea, Rep.77.90
32Hong Kong SAR, China77.59
43Singapore77.58
124Japan76.03
145Australia75.84
206New Zealand72.96
467Brunei Darussalam61.47
NauruMicrostate60.97
Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate60.89
498Fiji60.57
509Thailand60.56
GuamMicrostate59.78
New CaledoniaMicrostate59.45
PalauMicrostate59.12
American SamoaMicrostate58.64
6110Macao SAR, China58.41
French PolynesiaMicrostate57.22
6811Indonesia56.89
6912Mongolia56.89
7113Malaysia56.62
7314Viet Nam55.90
7515China55.59
8716Philippines51.84
SamoaMicrostate51.51
TuvaluFCSMicrostate51.41
TongaMicrostate48.23
KiribatiFCSMicrostate46.37
Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate45.13
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate41.97
11217Vanuatu40.83
11318Timor-LesteFCS40.80
11519Korea, Dem. People's Rep.39.28
12320Cambodia35.88
13121Solomon IslandsFCS33.48
13422Lao PDR32.64
14723Papua New GuineaFCS27.72
15124MyanmarFCS26.22