GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Thailand: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
395.41 million
in 2024
Thailand
3.48 million
in 2018
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
16th
Thailand rank
17th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Thailand
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How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 395.41 million against 3.48 million in Thailand, a difference of 391.93 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 113.6 times Thailand's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 17th of 203 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 345.07 million 3.22 million 341.86 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 372.45 million 3.17 million 369.28 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Thailand?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 395.41 million against 3.48 million in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Thailand?
391.93 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Thailand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Thailand rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 17th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,930 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release