Czechia vs Thailand: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Czechia
99.2%
in 2023
Thailand
99.2%
in 2025
Czechia rank
40th
Thailand rank
41st

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

  • Czechia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 99.2% against 99.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 209 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 17 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Thailand Difference Ahead
1820s 52.0% 0.0% 52.0% Czechia
1830s 56.6% 0.0% 56.6% Czechia
1840s 61.2% 0.0% 61.2% Czechia
1850s 65.5% 0.0% 65.5% Czechia
1860s 69.7% 0.1% 69.5% Czechia
1870s 73.5% 0.4% 73.1% Czechia
1880s 77.0% 1.2% 75.9% Czechia
1890s 80.2% 3.0% 77.3% Czechia
1900s 83.1% 7.1% 76.0% Czechia
1910s 85.7% 13.5% 72.2% Czechia
1920s 83.3% 32.4% 50.9% Czechia
1930s 94.7% 60.7% 33.9% Czechia
1940s 79.5% 100.0% 20.5% Thailand
1950s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
1960s 92.2% 80.5% 11.7% Czechia
1970s 93.6% 75.5% 18.0% Czechia
1980s 90.2% 90.1% 0.0% Czechia
2000s 99.6% 93.8% 5.8% Czechia
2010s 97.7% 98.6% 0.9% Thailand
2020s 99.4% 99.3% 0.1% Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Czechia or Thailand?
Czechia, at 99.2% against 99.2% in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Czechia and Thailand?
0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Thailand?
43 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Thailand rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
Czechia ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 41st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.