Maldives vs Thailand: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Maldives
99.4%
in 2025
Thailand
99.2%
in 2025
Maldives rank
50th
Thailand rank
52nd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Maldives
- Thailand
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
Maldives ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 86.7% | 40.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 92.9% | 18.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 96.1% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 98.0% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Maldives or Thailand?
- Maldives, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Maldives and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Maldives ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release