Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total was 3.56 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total 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 total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand is 3.56, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand peaked at 4.08 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1970.
That places Thailand 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.45 | — |
| 1965 | 0.97 | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 0.83 | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 1.15 | +38.6% |
| 1980 | 1.56 | +35.7% |
| 1985 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.83 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 2.16 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 4.08 | +88.9% |
| 2010 | 3.56 | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 | 0.97 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.99 | 0.83 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 1.55 | 1.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.12 | 2.16 | 4.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 104 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.73 compare
- 105 Bangladesh 3.62 compare
- 107 Cambodia 3.52 compare
- 108 Gabon 3.15 compare
- 109 Egypt 3.12 compare
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total in Thailand was 3.56 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Thailand ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 total schooling, age 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of education completed among people age 60-64.