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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Iraq

2.50 million number

in 2020

Thailand

2.62 million number

in 2020

Iraq rank

27th

Thailand rank

24th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

Iraq
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.62 million number against 2.50 million number in Iraq, a difference of 122,710 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 24th of 205 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	683,199 number	1.78 million number	1.10 million number	Thailand
1980s	1.04 million number	3.48 million number	2.44 million number	Thailand
1990s	1.38 million number	3.57 million number	2.19 million number	Thailand
2000s	1.73 million number	3.13 million number	1.40 million number	Thailand
2010s	2.22 million number	2.85 million number	631,557 number	Thailand
2020s	2.50 million number	2.62 million number	122,710 number	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Iraq or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.62 million number against 2.50 million number in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Iraq and Thailand?: 122,710 number, with Thailand 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?: Iraq ranks 27th 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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Indicator: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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