Australia vs Thailand: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Australia
0.8%
in 2024
Thailand
0.9%
in 2025
Australia rank
157th
Thailand rank
155th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 157th and Thailand ranks 155th of 181 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Australia ranks 157th and Thailand ranks 155th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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