Share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand
Thailand: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
79th
of 135 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
99.8%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2011–2025
Share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand stood at 99.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 79th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100.0% | — |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 99.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More energy & mining data for Thailand
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Thailand was 99.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).