School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.04 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand is 9.04 years, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand peaked at 10.11 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.86 years, in 2010.
That places Thailand 93rd 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 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.99 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.45 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.44 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.43 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.34 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.86 years | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.74 years | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 8.61 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.73 years | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 10.02 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.94 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.06 years | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 9 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.32 years | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 9.71 years | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 9.04 years | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.31 years | 7.99 years | 8.52 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.34 years | 7.86 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 years | 9 years | 10.11 years | 6 |
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More education data for Thailand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 305,368 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Thailand was 9.04 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 years in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Thailand ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release