Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 2.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand stood at 2.54.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand peaked at 2.57 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.72, in 1970.
That places Thailand 104th 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 60-64, total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.34 | — |
| 1965 | 0.88 | -34.3% |
| 1970 | 0.72 | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.99 | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 1.32 | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.79 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 | +43.6% |
| 2010 | 2.54 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 | 0.88 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.855 | 0.72 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.33 | 1.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.18 | 1.79 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.72 compare
- 102 Brazil 2.71 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 2.7 compare
- 105 Saudi Arabia 2.44 compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.42 compare
- 107 Guatemala 2.35 compare
More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8893 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand was 2.54 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 60-64, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Thailand ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 60-64.