Afghanistan vs Thailand: Enrolment in primary education, female

Afghanistan
2.55 million number
in 2018
Thailand
2.38 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
Thailand rank
28th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.55 million number against 2.38 million number in Thailand, a difference of 173,340 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 102,551 number 3.01 million number 2.91 million number Thailand
1980s 189,278 number 3.56 million number 3.37 million number Thailand
1990s 156,506 number 3.20 million number 3.05 million number Thailand
2000s 1.21 million number 2.83 million number 1.62 million number Thailand
2010s 2.38 million number 2.44 million number 57,912 number Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Afghanistan or Thailand?
Afghanistan, at 2.55 million number against 2.38 million number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Afghanistan and Thailand?
173,340 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.