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

Nepal

99.2%

in 2025

Thailand

99.2%

in 2025

Nepal rank

38th

Thailand rank

41st

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

Nepal currently reports 99.2% against 99.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Thailand ahead.

Nepal ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 41st of 209 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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