School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand stood at 1.05 GPI.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.891 GPI, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 72nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.891 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.9034 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9088 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9924 GPI | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPI | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9011 GPI | 0.891 GPI | 0.9088 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.9924 GPI | 0.9924 GPI | 0.9924 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 69 Sri Lanka 1.05 GPI compare
- 70 Ireland 1.05 GPI compare
- 71 South Africa 1.05 GPI compare
- 73 Cape Verde 1.05 GPI compare
- 74 Kazakhstan 1.05 GPI compare
- 75 Mauritania 1.04 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Thailand was 1.05 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.891 GPI in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Thailand ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 to tertiary, 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.