Which has higher average years of schooling, Guyana or Thailand?

Thailand, at 8.7 years against 8.62 years in Guyana as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Guyana and Thailand?

0.08 years, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Thailand?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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.

Guyana vs Thailand: Average years of schooling

Guyana

8.62 years

in 2020

Thailand

8.7 years

in 2020

Guyana rank

98th

Thailand rank

95th

Average years of schooling over time

Guyana
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 8.7 years against 8.62 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 95th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.58 years	2.02 years	2.56 years	Guyana
1960s	5.22 years	2.64 years	2.58 years	Guyana
1970s	5.85 years	3.4 years	2.45 years	Guyana
1980s	6.82 years	4.63 years	2.19 years	Guyana
1990s	7.66 years	7.01 years	0.6579 years	Guyana
2000s	8.5 years	7.8 years	0.691 years	Guyana
2010s	8.68 years	7.91 years	0.7679 years	Guyana
2020s	8.62 years	8.7 years	0.0796 years	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Guyana or Thailand?: Thailand, at 8.7 years against 8.62 years in Guyana as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Guyana and Thailand?: 0.08 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Thailand?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Thailand rank globally for average years of schooling?: Guyana ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 95th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.