School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand
Thailand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.05 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand, 1976–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 15.05 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand peaked at 15.19 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.71 years, in 1976.
That places Thailand 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7.71 years | — |
| 1977 | 7.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.23 years | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 11.51 years | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 11.76 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.59 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 12.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.92 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 12.89 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.82 years | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.19 years | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 15.05 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.74 years | 7.71 years | 7.76 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.23 years | 9.23 years | 9.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.41 years | 11.51 years | 12.92 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.6 years | 12.6 years | 15.19 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Thailand was 15.05 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.19 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 years in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.