Belgium vs Thailand: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Belgium
97.0%
in 2020
Thailand
97.1%
in 2020
Belgium rank
56th
Thailand rank
54th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Belgium
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 97.1% against 97.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 14 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 54.3% | 0.0% | 54.3% | Belgium |
| 1880s | 55.5% | 0.2% | 55.3% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 55.5% | 0.5% | 54.9% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 58.7% | 3.1% | 55.6% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 67.3% | 10.6% | 56.8% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 72.1% | 12.7% | 59.4% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 80.1% | 20.6% | 59.5% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 90.8% | 34.8% | 56.0% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 97.5% | 55.3% | 42.2% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 98.5% | 68.3% | 30.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 80.4% | 17.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 88.2% | 7.9% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 90.0% | 6.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 91.8% | 4.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 97.2% | 0.9% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Belgium or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 97.1% against 97.0% in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Belgium and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Thailand?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Thailand rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Belgium ranks 56th and Thailand ranks 54th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.