School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 11.68 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 11.68 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand peaked at 13.61 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.16 years, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 106th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.16 years | — |
| 1973 | 6.31 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 6.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 6.69 years | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 6.81 years | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.94 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 7.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.38 years | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 8.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.5 years | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.11 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 10.3 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.51 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.82 years | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 10.99 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.61 years | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 13.09 years | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.04 years | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5 years | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 11.98 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.84 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.43 years | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 11.68 years | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.63 years | 6.16 years | 7.04 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.47 years | 8.38 years | 8.6 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.19 years | 9.5 years | 10.62 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.33 years | 10.82 years | 13.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 years | 11.5 years | 13.09 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.73 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Thailand was 11.68 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 years in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Thailand ranks 106th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release