SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
16.78 million
in 2024
Thailand
366,089
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
42nd
Thailand rank
41st

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

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Thailand
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 16.78 million against 366,089 in Thailand, a difference of 16.41 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 45.8 times Thailand's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.75 million 594,548 4.16 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 6.43 million 592,987 5.83 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 8.43 million 540,766 7.89 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 10.88 million 510,441 10.37 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 14.24 million 424,139 13.81 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 16.42 million 381,065 16.04 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Thailand?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 16.78 million against 366,089 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Thailand?
16.41 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Thailand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release