Italy vs Thailand: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Italy
1.5%
in 2025
Thailand
1.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
141st
Thailand rank
138th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Thailand ahead.
Italy ranks 141st and Thailand ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Italy or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Italy and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 141st and Thailand ranks 138th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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