What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?

2.93 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Thailand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

3.33 million number

in 2019

Thailand

395,547 number

in 2020

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

Thailand rank

33rd

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Thailand

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.33 million number against 395,547 number in Thailand, a difference of 2.93 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.41 million number	603,582 number	2.81 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	3.68 million number	626,157 number	3.05 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	3.91 million number	548,500 number	3.36 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.95 million number	483,759 number	2.47 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	3.00 million number	419,168 number	2.58 million number	Europe & Central Asia (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, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Thailand?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.33 million number against 395,547 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?: 2.93 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Thailand rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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.