Fiji vs Thailand: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Fiji
5.1%
in 2024
Thailand
5.5%
in 2025
Fiji rank
119th
Thailand rank
116th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Fiji
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 5.5% against 5.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Thailand ahead.
Fiji ranks 119th and Thailand ranks 116th of 178 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 17.1% | 0.6% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 11.5% | 3.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 7.6% | 1.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Fiji or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 5.5% against 5.1% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Fiji and Thailand?
- 0.4%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Fiji ranks 119th and Thailand ranks 116th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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