Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 49.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand is 49.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand peaked at 70.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2010.
That places Thailand 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.1% | — |
| 1965 | 61.5% | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 67.2% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 70.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 61.7% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.3% | 55.1% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.7% | 67.2% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 70.1% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 61.7% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 53.2% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Paraguay 51.0% compare
- 12 Mauritania 50.9% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 49.6% compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
- 16 Honduras 48.5% compare
- 17 Cameroon 47.9% 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Thailand was 49.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Thailand ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)