School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9854 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9854 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
136th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.9203 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand is 0.9854 GPIA, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9203 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Thailand 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9203 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9247 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.921 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9241 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9362 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9502 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9764 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9927 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9875 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9799 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9866 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9968 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9883 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9963 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9909 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9519 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.995 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.985 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9818 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9581 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9818 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.9854 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.9854 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9329 GPIA | 0.9203 GPIA | 0.9502 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9519 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.979 GPIA | 0.9581 GPIA | 0.9854 GPIA | 6 |
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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand was 0.9854 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9203 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Thailand ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release