School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9835 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand stood at 0.9835 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.871 GPI, in 1971.
That places Thailand 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2019, 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 secondary, gender parity index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.871 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.8719 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8739 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8882 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8971 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9068 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9154 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9767 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.976 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9767 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9763 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9854 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9994 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9447 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9935 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9753 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9856 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9835 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8892 GPI | 0.871 GPI | 0.9154 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9764 GPI | 0.976 GPI | 0.9767 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9763 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9447 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 940,155 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Thailand was 0.9835 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.871 GPI in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Thailand ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.