Thailand vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Thailand
2.17 million
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
83.42 million
in 2024
Thailand rank
24th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank
26th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Thailand
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 83.42 million against 2.17 million in Thailand, a difference of 81.25 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 38.5 times Thailand's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 24th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 26th of 200 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 160,053 1.91 million 1.75 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 878,088 6.56 million 5.68 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 1.25 million 11.40 million 10.15 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 2.27 million 29.92 million 27.65 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 2.35 million 56.76 million 54.41 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 2.03 million 77.32 million 75.29 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Thailand or WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), at 83.42 million against 2.17 million in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Thailand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
81.25 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Thailand and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Thailand ranks 24th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.