Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
5.14 million
in 2024
Thailand
305,368
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th
Thailand rank
19th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5.14 million against 305,368 in Thailand, a difference of 4.83 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.8 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 923,260 208,953 714,307 Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.60 million 359,019 1.24 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.91 million 322,976 1.58 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2.61 million 322,657 2.28 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 4.15 million 321,433 3.83 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.02 million 341,463 4.68 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5.14 million against 305,368 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
4.83 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 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.