Thailand vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Thailand
749,189
in 2025
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
33.40 million
in 2024
Thailand rank
38th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
36th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Thailand
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 33.40 million against 749,189 in Thailand, a difference of 32.65 million.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 44.6 times Thailand's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 38th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 222 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million 31.84 million 30.83 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1980s 1.18 million 36.35 million 35.17 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1990s 1.10 million 35.24 million 34.13 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 1.03 million 34.87 million 33.84 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 863,398 29.89 million 29.02 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 760,866 32.01 million 31.24 million UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Thailand or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 33.40 million against 749,189 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
32.65 million, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Thailand and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Thailand ranks 38th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release