Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.17 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand is 5.17, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand peaked at 5.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1970.
That places Thailand 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.29 | — |
| 1965 | 2.96 | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 1.9 | -35.8% |
| 1975 | 2.21 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 2.65 | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 3.05 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 3.59 | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 3.93 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.56 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 5.17 | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 | 2.96 | 3.29 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.05 | 1.9 | 2.21 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.85 | 2.65 | 3.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.76 | 3.59 | 3.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.25 | 3.94 | 4.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 5.17 | 5.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 59 Malaysia 5.24 compare
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.2 compare
- 62 Qatar 5.16 compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.13 compare
- 64 Namibia 5.11 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Thailand was 5.17 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Thailand ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.