School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 3.47 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Thailand, 1976–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Thailand stood at 3.47 years. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Thailand peaked at 3.47 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1315 years, in 1976.
That places Thailand 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female (years) (female years) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1315 years | — |
| 1977 | 0.1901 years | +44.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2178 years | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.06 years | +384.9% |
| 1999 | 1.87 years | +77.0% |
| 2000 | 1.94 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.08 years | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 2.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.22 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.28 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.35 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.31 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.65 years | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 2.56 years | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.84 years | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 2.93 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.86 years | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.84 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.46 years | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 2.88 years | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 3.29 years | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.23 years | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.12 years | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.46 years | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 2.97 years | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5 years | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 2.59 years | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.55 years | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.47 years | +35.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3.47 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.96 years, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3.47 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2 years, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +384.9% | 0.2178 years | 1.06 years |
| 1999 | +77.0% | 1.06 years | 1.87 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1798 years | 0.1315 years | 0.2178 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.46 years | 1.06 years | 1.87 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.31 years | 1.94 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.84 years | 3.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 years | 2.46 years | 3.47 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 3.57 years compare
- 67 Estonia 3.55 years compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 3.53 years compare
- 70 Switzerland 3.44 years compare
- 71 Barbados 3.37 years compare
- 72 Montenegro 3.3 years compare
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, female in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Thailand was 3.47 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1315 years in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Thailand ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release