Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 59.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 59.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand peaked at 70.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.1% | — |
| 1965 | 46.1% | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 53.5% | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 61.0% | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 67.0% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.1% | 38.1% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.2% | 53.5% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 67.0% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 70.1% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 62.7% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 1 Lesotho 70.5% compare
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 60.3% compare
- 4 Paraguay 57.6% compare
- 5 El Salvador 56.3% compare
- 6 Cameroon 54.0% compare
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Thailand was 59.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Thailand ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)