School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.02 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand is 9.02 years, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 9.96 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.75 years, in 1996.
That places Thailand 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.89 years | — |
| 1995 | 7.86 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.29 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.46 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.57 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.46 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.36 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.19 years | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.75 years | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.62 years | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.76 years | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 9.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.04 years | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 9.02 years | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.82 years | 7.75 years | 7.89 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.33 years | 7.89 years | 8.57 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.29 years | 8.19 years | 9.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 years | 9.02 years | 9.96 years | 6 |
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More education data for Thailand
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,533 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 96,835 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.23 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Thailand was 9.02 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.96 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 years in 1996.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 90th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release