Least developed countries vs Thailand: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Least developed countries
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.91 years against 9.41 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.5 years.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 36th of 43 groups.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.31 years | 7.4 years | 2.08 years | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5.93 years | 8.18 years | 2.24 years | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8.17 years | 10.32 years | 2.15 years | Thailand |
| 2010s | 9.25 years | 12.07 years | 2.82 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Least developed countries or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.91 years against 9.41 years in Least developed countries as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Least developed countries and Thailand?
- 3.5 years, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Thailand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Least developed countries and Thailand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 36th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.