School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.26 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.26 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.683 GPIA, in 1976.
Thailand ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.683 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.8247 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7652 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 1.12 GPIA | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.34 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.26 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.24 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.26 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +45.9% | 0.7652 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7576 GPIA | 0.683 GPIA | 0.8247 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Thailand was 1.26 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.683 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release