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Thailand

East Asia & PacificUpper middle income71.62M population

Last updated October 1, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strong, but Governance lags

Thailand shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (73rd percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

71.84Composite score
Global percentile
73rd
Global rank
#49
Regional rank
#7
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
87.91
78th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
68.99
47th percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Progressing readiness
Innovation
62.78
77th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
46.54
53rd percentileGlobal avg. 47.24
Target achieved
Access & Parity
92.97
80th percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

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 73rd percentile.

Places 49th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 7th within East Asia & Pacific.

Scores range from Access & Parity (93.0) to Governance (46.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: East Asia & Pacific

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
61Korea, Rep.87.81
82Australia87.35
93Singapore87.32
124Japan86.36
145New Zealand86.16
176Hong Kong SAR, China84.76
——PalauMicrostate73.70
——NauruMicrostate72.29
497Thailand71.84
528Brunei Darussalam71.04
——GuamMicrostate70.25
589China69.90
——American SamoaMicrostate69.54
6210Malaysia69.47
——Northern Mariana IslandsMicrostate69.09
6411Mongolia68.89
——New CaledoniaMicrostate68.87
6712Fiji68.59
6913Macao SAR, China68.46
——French PolynesiaMicrostate67.52
7414Viet Nam67.48
7515Indonesia67.40
——TongaMicrostate61.97
——SamoaMicrostate61.50
8916Philippines61.14
——TuvaluFCSMicrostate59.55
——Marshall IslandsFCSMicrostate55.97
10917Vanuatu54.91
——KiribatiFCSMicrostate50.18
11718Timor-LesteFCS48.26
——Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FCSMicrostate47.16
12419Cambodia44.55
12520Korea, Dem. People's Rep.44.05
13521Solomon IslandsFCS40.74
14222MyanmarFCS37.12
14323Lao PDR36.74
15624Papua New GuineaFCS32.24