ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs Thailand: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
16.37 million
in 2024
Thailand
346,083
in 2025
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
42nd
Thailand rank
42nd

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
  • Thailand
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 16.37 million against 346,083 in Thailand, a difference of 16.02 million.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 47.3 times Thailand's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 42nd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 15.97 million 489,955 15.48 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2000s 16.68 million 476,974 16.20 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 16.96 million 388,947 16.57 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 16.46 million 356,342 16.10 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or Thailand?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 16.37 million against 346,083 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Thailand?
16.02 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Thailand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and Thailand rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 42nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release