School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 5.33 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand is 5.33 years, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand peaked at 7.45 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9798 years, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 119th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9798 years | — |
| 1973 | 1.14 years | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 1.24 years | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3 years | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.38 years | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.46 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 1.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.75 years | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 1.96 years | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 2.18 years | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 2.45 years | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 3.85 years | +57.1% |
| 2002 | 3.89 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.18 years | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.13 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.33 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.38 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.34 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.06 years | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 4.95 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.82 years | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1 years | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 7.45 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 7.18 years | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.11 years | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.04 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.96 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.84 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.94 years | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 4.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.47 years | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 6.63 years | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 5.33 years | -19.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 5.33 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.52 years, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 5.33 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6 years, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +57.1% | 2.45 years | 3.85 years |
| 2014 | +47.4% | 4.82 years | 7.1 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 years | 0.9798 years | 1.47 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.08 years | 1.75 years | 2.45 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.12 years | 3.85 years | 4.38 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.2 years | 4.34 years | 7.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 4.94 years | 6.84 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 243,991 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,596 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 758,147 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 716,498 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.26 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.45 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand was 5.33 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.45 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9798 years in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Thailand ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release