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

Thailand
2.32 million number
in 2020
Turkey
2.67 million number
in 2020
Thailand rank
28th
Turkey rank
26th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Thailand
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 2.67 million number against 2.32 million number in Thailand, a difference of 352,720 number.

That makes Turkey'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.

Thailand ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 3.71 million number 2.48 million number 1.23 million number Thailand
1980s 3.67 million number 2.99 million number 680,968 number Thailand
1990s 3.26 million number 3.19 million number 69,079 number Thailand
2000s 2.87 million number 3.17 million number 300,659 number Turkey
2010s 2.46 million number 2.78 million number 317,301 number Turkey
2020s 2.32 million number 2.67 million number 352,720 number Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Thailand or Turkey?
Turkey, at 2.67 million number against 2.32 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Thailand and Turkey?
352,720 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkey?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Thailand and Turkey rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Thailand ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 26th 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

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