Which has higher average years of schooling, Thailand or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 9.33 years against 9.32 years in Thailand as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Thailand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

0.01 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Thailand vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Average years of schooling

Thailand

9.32 years

in 2020

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

9.33 years

in 2020

Thailand rank

58th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

57th

Average years of schooling over time

Thailand
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 9.33 years against 9.32 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Thailand ranks 58th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 57th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.01 years	0.02 years	0.01 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1880s	0.01 years	0.025 years	0.015 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1890s	0.025 years	0.045 years	0.02 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1900s	0.12 years	0.505 years	0.385 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1910s	0.4 years	0.685 years	0.285 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1920s	0.555 years	0.885 years	0.33 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1930s	0.86 years	1.06 years	0.205 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s	1.46 years	1.46 years	0.005 years	Thailand
1950s	2.3 years	1.83 years	0.47 years	Thailand
1960s	2.54 years	2.59 years	0.06 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	2.99 years	4 years	1.01 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	4.17 years	5.4 years	1.23 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	5.5 years	5.69 years	0.185 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	6.78 years	7.4 years	0.63 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	8.59 years	8.9 years	0.31 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	9.32 years	9.33 years	0.01 years	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Thailand or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 9.33 years against 9.32 years in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Thailand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.01 years, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Thailand and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for average years of schooling?: Thailand ranks 58th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.