Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
24.40 million number
in 2019
Thailand
2.53 million number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
33rd
Thailand rank
30th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 24.40 million number against 2.53 million number in Thailand, a difference of 21.87 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.7 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 12.21 million number 2.76 million number 9.44 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 16.23 million number 3.68 million number 12.55 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 21.24 million number 3.50 million number 17.74 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 24.44 million number 3.08 million number 21.36 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 23.45 million number 2.72 million number 20.73 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Thailand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 24.40 million number against 2.53 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
21.87 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 30th of 45 groups.
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.