France vs Thailand: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

France
4.13 million
in 2024
Thailand
4.45 million
in 2025
France rank
41st
Thailand rank
39th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Thailand
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119982025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 4.45 million against 4.13 million in France, a difference of 319,530.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

France ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.71 million 6.44 million 1.73 million Thailand
1980s 4.31 million 7.24 million 2.93 million Thailand
1990s 4.06 million 6.44 million 2.38 million Thailand
2000s 3.96 million 5.87 million 1.92 million Thailand
2010s 4.23 million 4.98 million 751,161 Thailand
2020s 4.21 million 4.66 million 444,276 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, France or Thailand?
Thailand, at 4.45 million against 4.13 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between France and Thailand?
319,530, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do France and Thailand rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
France ranks 41st and Thailand ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.