Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand
Thailand: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9606 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.9606 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand peaked at 0.9691 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6763, in 1970.
That places Thailand 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6763 | — |
| 1980 | 0.7651 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9239 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9122 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9485 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9394 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9512 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9521 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9691 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9606 | -0.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.9606 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.9606 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9598, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6763 | 0.6763 | 0.6763 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7651 | 0.7651 | 0.7651 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.918 | 0.9122 | 0.9239 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9521 | 0.9394 | 0.9691 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9606 | 0.9606 | 0.9606 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.74 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Thailand was 0.9606 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9691 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6763 in 1970.
- How does Thailand rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Thailand ranks 77th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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