Afghanistan vs Thailand: School age population, secondary education, female

Afghanistan
2.82 million number
in 2020
Thailand
2.50 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
25th
Thailand rank
27th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Thailand
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.82 million number against 2.50 million number in Thailand, a difference of 315,670 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 27th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 781,457 number 2.26 million number 1.48 million number Thailand
1980s 789,022 number 3.53 million number 2.74 million number Thailand
1990s 1.09 million number 3.48 million number 2.39 million number Thailand
2000s 1.63 million number 3.06 million number 1.43 million number Thailand
2010s 2.41 million number 2.72 million number 311,114 number Thailand
2020s 2.82 million number 2.50 million number 315,670 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Afghanistan or Thailand?
Afghanistan, at 2.82 million number against 2.50 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Afghanistan and Thailand?
315,670 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for school age population, secondary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 27th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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