How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?

8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Thailand: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Brazil

8.18

in 2018

Thailand

8.25

in 2018

Brazil rank

75th

Thailand rank

74th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

Brazil
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 8.25 against 8.18 in Brazil, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.

Brazil ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 74th of 91 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.27	3.2	0.9365	Thailand
1980s	2.5	3.27	0.7688	Thailand
2000s	6.31	6.89	0.5828	Thailand
2010s	7.87	7.79	0.0855	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Brazil or Thailand?: Thailand, at 8.25 against 8.18 in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Brazil and Thailand?: 0.07, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?: Brazil ranks 75th and Thailand ranks 74th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/