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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iraq vs Thailand: School age population, primary education, female

Iraq

2.86 million number

in 2020

Thailand

2.32 million number

in 2020

Iraq rank

25th

Thailand rank

28th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Iraq
Thailand

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 2.86 million number against 2.32 million number in Thailand, a difference of 537,290 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

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

Iraq ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	924,636 number	3.71 million number	2.78 million number	Thailand
1980s	1.30 million number	3.67 million number	2.37 million number	Thailand
1990s	1.61 million number	3.26 million number	1.66 million number	Thailand
2000s	2.04 million number	2.87 million number	829,418 number	Thailand
2010s	2.52 million number	2.46 million number	61,040 number	Iraq
2020s	2.86 million number	2.32 million number	537,290 number	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Iraq or Thailand?: Iraq, at 2.86 million number against 2.32 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Iraq and Thailand?: 537,290 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, primary education, female?: Iraq ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (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

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