Thailand vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development
Thailand
694,027
in 2025
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
17.86 million
in 2024
Thailand rank
21st
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
22nd
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Thailand
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 17.86 million against 694,027 in Thailand, a difference of 17.17 million.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 25.7 times Thailand's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 21st and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 22nd of 104 countries.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 20.23 million | 19.21 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2000s | 981,593 | 19.92 million | 18.94 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 803,743 | 19.78 million | 18.98 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2020s | 732,272 | 18.20 million | 17.46 million | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
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: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 17.86 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: East Asia and Pacific?
- 17.17 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Thailand ranks 21st and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 22nd 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