Thailand vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
Thailand
694,027
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
18.20 million
in 2024
Thailand rank
21st
UNICEF: Africa rank
18th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Thailand
- UNICEF: Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Africa currently reports 18.20 million against 694,027 in Thailand, a difference of 17.51 million.
That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 26.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 21st and UNICEF: Africa ranks 18th of 104 countries.
UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | UNICEF: Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 12.90 million | 11.86 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2010s | 774,555 | 18.16 million | 17.39 million | UNICEF: Africa |
| 2020s | 732,272 | 18.20 million | 17.47 million | UNICEF: Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Thailand or UNICEF: Africa?
- UNICEF: Africa, at 18.20 million against 694,027 in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Thailand and UNICEF: Africa?
- 17.51 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and UNICEF: Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Thailand ranks 21st and UNICEF: Africa ranks 18th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release