Barbados vs Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Barbados
15.29 years
in 2011
Thailand
15.42 years
in 2016
Barbados rank
50th
Thailand rank
47th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Barbados
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15.42 years against 15.29 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.13 years.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 183 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 10.95 years 6.97 years 3.98 years Barbados
1980s 12.36 years 8.46 years 3.9 years Barbados
1990s 12.77 years 8.43 years 4.34 years Barbados
2000s 15.02 years 12.7 years 2.32 years Barbados
2010s 15.38 years 13.4 years 1.98 years Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Barbados or Thailand?
Thailand, at 15.42 years against 15.29 years in Barbados as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Barbados and Thailand?
0.13 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.