Afghanistan vs Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes
Afghanistan
2.78 million number
in 2020
Thailand
2.62 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Thailand rank
24th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time
- Afghanistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.78 million number against 2.62 million number in Thailand, a difference of 160,000 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 23rd and Thailand ranks 24th 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 | 751,028 number | 1.78 million number | 1.03 million number | Thailand |
| 1980s | 763,233 number | 3.48 million number | 2.72 million number | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.08 million number | 3.57 million number | 2.50 million number | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.59 million number | 3.13 million number | 1.54 million number | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.34 million number | 2.85 million number | 516,427 number | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.78 million number | 2.62 million number | 160,000 number | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Thailand?
- Afghanistan, at 2.78 million number against 2.62 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 160,000 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 24th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.