Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Iran, Islamic Republic of
15.04 years
in 2017
Thailand
15.05 years
in 2016
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
50th
Thailand rank
49th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Thailand
051015197119942017

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 15.05 years against 15.04 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 9.92 years 7.73 years 2.19 years Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 12.25 years 12.41 years 0.1521 years Thailand
2010s 14.44 years 13.6 years 0.8496 years Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Thailand?
Thailand, at 15.05 years against 15.04 years in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand?
0.01 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand?
16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Thailand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.