Thailand vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Thailand
0.9%
in 2025
Turkey
0.7%
in 2023
Thailand rank
155th
Turkey rank
158th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Thailand
- Turkey
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 155th and Turkey ranks 158th of 181 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 29.5% | 8.8% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.2% | 4.0% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 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, Thailand or Turkey?
- Thailand, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Thailand and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Thailand ranks 155th and Turkey ranks 158th 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