Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. was 48.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand is 48.5%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand peaked at 78.1% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1960.
That places Thailand 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.4% | — |
| 1965 | 71.7% | +51.3% |
| 1970 | 73.1% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 77.5% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.6% | 47.4% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 75.3% | 73.1% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 70.2% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 64.4% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. in Thailand was 48.5% 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 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling.?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)