What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?

9.48 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

10.25 million number

in 2019

Thailand

769,176 number

in 2020

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

Thailand rank

33rd

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Thailand

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 10.25 million number against 769,176 number in Thailand, a difference of 9.48 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.3 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.46 million number	1.19 million number	7.28 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	9.87 million number	1.23 million number	8.64 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	10.83 million number	1.08 million number	9.75 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	10.92 million number	943,214 number	9.98 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	10.24 million number	815,278 number	9.43 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Thailand?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 10.25 million number against 769,176 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?: 9.48 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.