Mean years of schooling long run in Thailand
Thailand: Mean years of schooling long run was 9.32 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Thailand, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, mean years of schooling long run in Thailand stood at 9.32. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Thailand peaked at 9.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Thailand ranks 58th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1895 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1900 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1905 | 0.2 | +400.0% |
| 1910 | 0.34 | +70.0% |
| 1915 | 0.46 | +35.3% |
| 1920 | 0.51 | +10.9% |
| 1925 | 0.6 | +17.6% |
| 1930 | 0.73 | +21.7% |
| 1935 | 0.99 | +35.6% |
| 1940 | 1.25 | +26.3% |
| 1945 | 1.67 | +33.6% |
| 1950 | 2.16 | +29.3% |
| 1955 | 2.44 | +13.0% |
| 1960 | 2.68 | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 2.39 | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 2.74 | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 3.24 | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 3.9 | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 4.45 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 5.21 | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 5.79 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 6.09 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.46 | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 8.47 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 8.71 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.32 | +7.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 9.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.83, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 9.32 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.81, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | +400.0% | 0.04 | 0.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.555 | 0.51 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.86 | 0.73 | 0.99 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.46 | 1.25 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.3 | 2.16 | 2.44 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.54 | 2.39 | 2.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.99 | 2.74 | 3.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.17 | 3.9 | 4.45 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 5.21 | 5.79 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.78 | 6.09 | 7.46 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.59 | 8.47 | 8.71 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.32 | 9.32 | 9.32 | 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 mean years of schooling long run in Thailand?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Thailand was 9.32 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Thailand rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Thailand ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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