Mongolia vs Thailand: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Mongolia
6 years
in 2019
Thailand
6 years
in 2019
Mongolia rank
24th
Thailand rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Mongolia
  • Thailand
02468199820082019

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Thailand, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 8 years 6 years 2 years Mongolia
2000s 6.6 years 6 years 0.6 years Mongolia
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, Mongolia or Thailand?
Mongolia, at 6 years against 6 years in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Mongolia and Thailand?
0 years, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Thailand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Mongolia and Thailand rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Mongolia 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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.