School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.99 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 13.99 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand peaked at 15.39 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.62 years, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 79th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.62 years | — |
| 1977 | 7.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.64 years | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 11.44 years | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.13 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.39 years | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 13.14 years | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 12.92 years | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.74 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.34 years | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 15.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.26 years | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 13.05 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.04 years | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 13.47 years | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 13.75 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.38 years | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 14.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 13.99 years | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.73 years | 7.62 years | 7.83 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.64 years | 9.64 years | 9.64 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.94 years | 11.44 years | 12.3 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.38 years | 11.39 years | 15.39 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.21 years | 13.47 years | 15.04 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 to tertiary, male in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand was 13.99 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 years in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release