Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. was 20.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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
Thailand recorded 20.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Thailand peaked at 79.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2010.
Thailand ranks 60th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.6% | — |
| 1965 | 75.3% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 79.2% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 72.1% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 70.6% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 77.2% | 79.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 72.1% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 64.9% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 31.1% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 57 Afghanistan 21.8% compare
- 58 Niger 21.3% compare
- 59 Mexico 20.7% compare
- 61 Peru 19.8% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 18.9% compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 18.1% 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 25-29 with primary schooling. in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. in Thailand was 20.5% 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 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling.?
- Thailand ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)