Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
10.43 million number
in 2019
Thailand
824,259 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Thailand rank
28th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 10.43 million number against 824,259 number in Thailand, a difference of 9.60 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.7 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 8.01 million number 988,763 number 7.02 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 9.39 million number 1.25 million number 8.14 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 10.64 million number 1.14 million number 9.49 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 11.08 million number 1.01 million number 10.07 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 10.68 million number 876,628 number 9.80 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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 or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 10.43 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 and Thailand?
9.60 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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.