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
- Thailand
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 99.2% against 99.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
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.
Across the 19 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | Thailand |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.0% | Thailand |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 13.5% | 13.4% | Thailand |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 32.4% | 32.1% | Thailand |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 60.7% | 60.2% | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 100.0% | 98.8% | Thailand |
| 1950s | 4.1% | 100.0% | 95.9% | Thailand |
| 1960s | 10.6% | 80.5% | 69.9% | Thailand |
| 1970s | 27.3% | 75.5% | 48.3% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 58.8% | 90.1% | 31.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.7% | 2.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 99.3% | 0.4% | Thailand |
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, Nepal or Thailand?
- Nepal, at 99.2% against 99.2% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Nepal and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Thailand rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Nepal ranks 38th 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
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.