Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Thailand: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.98 million number
in 2019
Thailand
824,259 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Thailand rank
28th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 9.98 million number against 824,259 number in Thailand, a difference of 9.15 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.1 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 7.55 million number 988,763 number 6.56 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 8.93 million number 1.25 million number 7.68 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 10.15 million number 1.14 million number 9.01 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 10.58 million number 1.01 million number 9.57 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 10.22 million number 876,628 number 9.35 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 9.98 million number against 824,259 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand?
9.15 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.