What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Arab World and Thailand?

47.36 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Thailand?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Thailand: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Arab World

52.14 million number

in 2019

Thailand

4.78 million number

in 2020

Arab World rank

31st

Thailand rank

28th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Arab World
Thailand

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 52.14 million number against 4.78 million number in Thailand, a difference of 47.36 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 10.9 times Thailand's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.44 million number	7.51 million number	16.93 million number	Arab World
1980s	31.11 million number	7.47 million number	23.64 million number	Arab World
1990s	38.16 million number	6.65 million number	31.52 million number	Arab World
2000s	42.09 million number	5.88 million number	36.21 million number	Arab World
2010s	47.32 million number	5.07 million number	42.25 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Arab World or Thailand?: Arab World, at 52.14 million number against 4.78 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Arab World and Thailand?: 47.36 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Thailand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Thailand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Arab World ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 28th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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