Thailand vs United States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Thailand
3.0%
in 2025
United States
3.2%
in 2025
Thailand rank
135th
United States rank
132nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Thailand
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 135th and United States ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 1.6% | 11.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.5% | 3.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Thailand or United States?
- United States, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Thailand and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and United States rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Thailand ranks 135th and United States ranks 132nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release