School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.42 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand is 15.42 years, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand peaked at 15.71 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.84 years, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 47th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.84 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.01 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 6.95 years | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 7.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 7.26 years | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 7.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 7.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 7.58 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.94 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 7.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.56 years | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 8.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 8.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 8.52 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 8.31 years | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.2 years | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 9.59 years | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 9.78 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.13 years | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.62 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 11.54 years | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.27 years | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.72 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 12.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.29 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3 years | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.16 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 15.71 years | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 15.42 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2 years | 6.84 years | 7.58 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.37 years | 7.94 years | 8.7 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 9.62 years | 8.43 years | 10.62 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.61 years | 11.54 years | 13.29 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.07 years | 13.16 years | 15.71 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Thailand was 15.42 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 years in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.