Burkina Faso vs Thailand: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Burkina Faso
6 years
in 2019
Thailand
6 years
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Thailand rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Thailand
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Thailand, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Burkina Faso or Thailand?
- Burkina Faso, at 6 years against 6 years in Thailand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Burkina Faso and Thailand?
- 0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Thailand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Thailand rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.