School life expectancy, secondary, male in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, secondary, male 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 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% |
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
- 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, 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