School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand

Thailand: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.35 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.35 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.35 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.1191 years
in 1971
Years of data
17
1971–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand, 1971–2019

00.511.522.51971199520191971: 0.119 years1973: 0.13 years1974: 0.137 years1975: 0.151 years1976: 0.17 years1977: 0.19 years1978: 0.206 years1981: 0.293 years1991: 1.3 years1992: 1.4 years1993: 1.6 years2014: 2.1 years2015: 2.1 years2016: 2.1 years2017: 2.2 years2018: 2.3 years2019: 2.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand is 2.35 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand peaked at 2.35 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1191 years, in 1971.

Thailand ranks 52nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Thailand, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 0.1191 years
1973 0.1297 years +8.9%
1974 0.1369 years +5.5%
1975 0.1514 years +10.6%
1976 0.1695 years +12.0%
1977 0.1903 years +12.3%
1978 0.2058 years +8.1%
1981 0.2932 years +42.5%
1991 1.33 years +354.0%
1992 1.41 years +5.9%
1993 1.56 years +11.0%
2014 2.14 years +36.6%
2015 2.15 years +0.5%
2016 2.13 years -0.8%
2017 2.18 years +2.5%
2018 2.34 years +7.0%
2019 2.35 years +0.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 2.35 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 years, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 2.35 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.87 years, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +354.0% 0.2932 years 1.33 years
1981 +42.5% 0.2058 years 0.2932 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1575 years 0.1191 years 0.2058 years 7
1980s 0.2932 years 0.2932 years 0.2932 years 1
1990s 1.44 years 1.33 years 1.56 years 3
2010s 2.21 years 2.13 years 2.35 years 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 49 Kazakhstan 2.47 years compare
  2. 50 Colombia 2.35 years compare
  3. 51 Ghana 2.35 years compare
  4. 53 Kenya 2.3 years compare
  5. 54 Albania 2.3 years compare
  6. 55 Montenegro 2.27 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Thailand was 2.35 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2.35 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1191 years in 1971.
How does Thailand rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Thailand ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.