Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Thailand
Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 69.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 69.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Thailand peaked at 76.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 1st 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.3% | — |
| 1965 | 24.1% | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | +103.4% |
| 1975 | 52.2% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 56.2% | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 59.4% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 76.7% | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 49.0% | 52.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.4% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.4% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Thailand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Thailand was 69.8% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Thailand ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)