Japan vs Thailand: Gender gap education levels
Japan
98.88
in 2013
Thailand
98.74
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Thailand rank
26th
Gender gap education levels over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 98.88 against 98.74 in Thailand, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 3.08 | 0 | 3.08 | Japan |
| 1830s | 4.97 | 0 | 4.97 | Japan |
| 1840s | 7.94 | 0 | 7.94 | Japan |
| 1850s | 12.43 | 0.03 | 12.4 | Japan |
| 1860s | 18.94 | 0.13 | 18.81 | Japan |
| 1870s | 27.77 | 0.42 | 27.35 | Japan |
| 1880s | 46.57 | 1.97 | 44.6 | Japan |
| 1890s | 61.16 | 3.48 | 57.67 | Japan |
| 1900s | 75.84 | 4.08 | 71.77 | Japan |
| 1910s | 99.05 | 10.49 | 88.56 | Japan |
| 1920s | 100 | 34.36 | 65.64 | Japan |
| 1930s | 100 | 58.23 | 41.77 | Japan |
| 1940s | 100 | 82.1 | 17.9 | Japan |
| 1950s | 99.7 | 100 | 0.295 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 100 | 78 | 22 | Japan |
| 1970s | 99.5 | 71.58 | 27.92 | Japan |
| 1980s | 100 | 85.89 | 14.11 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap education levels, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 98.88 against 98.74 in Thailand as of 2013.
- What is the difference in gender gap education levels between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.14, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for gender gap education levels?
- Japan ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 26th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.