Iraq vs Thailand: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Iraq
2.62 million number
in 2020
Thailand
2.53 million number
in 2020
Iraq rank
28th
Thailand rank
30th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Iraq
  • Thailand
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.62 million number against 2.53 million number in Thailand, a difference of 93,940 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.

Iraq ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 753,710 number 2.76 million number 2.01 million number Thailand
1980s 1.18 million number 3.68 million number 2.50 million number Thailand
1990s 1.49 million number 3.50 million number 2.01 million number Thailand
2000s 1.87 million number 3.08 million number 1.22 million number Thailand
2010s 2.37 million number 2.72 million number 345,214 number Thailand
2020s 2.62 million number 2.53 million number 93,940 number Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Iraq or Thailand?
Iraq, at 2.62 million number against 2.53 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Iraq and Thailand?
93,940 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Thailand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Thailand rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.