North America vs Thailand: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

North America
102.8%
in 2019
Thailand
119.7%
in 2019
North America rank
10th
Thailand rank
13th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • North America
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 119.7% against 102.8% in North America, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 104.6% 65.4% 39.2% North America
2000s 101.5% 87.0% 14.5% North America
2010s 101.1% 111.0% 9.8% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, North America or Thailand?
Thailand, at 119.7% against 102.8% in North America as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between North America and Thailand?
16.9%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Thailand?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do North America and Thailand rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
North America ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.