School life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.99 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand is 5.99 years, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand peaked at 6.47 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.43 years, in 1971.
That places Thailand 87th out of 212 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6 years | 5.43 years | 5.78 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.11 years | 6.11 years | 6.11 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.05 years | 5.58 years | 6.47 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.77 years | 5.55 years | 5.92 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.99 years | 5.62 years | 6.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 years | 5.99 years | 6.33 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.2 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Thailand was 5.99 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 years in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release