Philippines vs Thailand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Philippines
2.27 million number
in 2018
Thailand
1.79 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
16th
Thailand rank
19th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Philippines
  • Thailand
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197119952019

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.27 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand, a difference of 481,630 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.

Philippines ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 19th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 75,305 number 187,417 number 112,112 number Thailand
1980s 178,492 number 709,632 number 531,139 number Thailand
1990s 452,686 number 1.76 million number 1.31 million number Thailand
2010s 2.20 million number 1.72 million number 475,040 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Philippines or Thailand?
Philippines, at 2.27 million number against 1.79 million number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Philippines and Thailand?
481,630 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Thailand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.