Italy vs Thailand: Children out of school, primary

Italy
52,117
in 2023
Thailand
36,067
in 2025
Italy rank
71st
Thailand rank
74th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Italy
  • Thailand
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197319992025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 52,117 against 36,067 in Thailand, a difference of 16,050.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Thailand ahead.

Italy ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 74th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 10,289 331,699 321,410 Thailand
2010s 44,682 64,617 19,935 Thailand
2020s 53,144 31,814 21,330 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Italy or Thailand?
Italy, at 52,117 against 36,067 in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Italy and Thailand?
16,050, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Italy ranks 71st and Thailand ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.