Spain vs Thailand: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Spain
98.7%
in 2024
Thailand
98.7%
in 2025
Spain rank
28th
Thailand rank
26th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 98.7% against 98.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 15 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Spain |
| 1830s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.3% | Spain |
| 1840s | 9.6% | 0.0% | 9.6% | Spain |
| 1850s | 14.5% | 0.0% | 14.5% | Spain |
| 1860s | 21.3% | 0.1% | 21.1% | Spain |
| 1870s | 30.1% | 0.4% | 29.7% | Spain |
| 1880s | 40.7% | 2.0% | 38.7% | Spain |
| 1890s | 43.7% | 3.5% | 40.2% | Spain |
| 1900s | 43.8% | 4.1% | 39.8% | Spain |
| 1910s | 44.0% | 10.5% | 33.5% | Spain |
| 1920s | 44.2% | 34.4% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 1930s | 50.4% | 58.2% | 7.9% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 58.5% | 82.1% | 23.6% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 72.5% | 100.0% | 27.5% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 83.7% | 78.0% | 5.7% | Spain |
| 1970s | 97.5% | 71.6% | 25.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 85.9% | 14.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 92.5% | 6.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.9% | 0.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 98.7% against 98.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Spain and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 26th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.