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

Italy
2.87 million number
in 2020
Thailand
2.62 million number
in 2020
Italy rank
21st
Thailand rank
24th

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

  • Italy
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.87 million number against 2.62 million number in Thailand, a difference of 251,600 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 24th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.13 million number 1.78 million number 2.35 million number Italy
1980s 4.56 million number 3.48 million number 1.08 million number Italy
1990s 3.68 million number 3.57 million number 109,626 number Italy
2000s 2.91 million number 3.13 million number 220,644 number Thailand
2010s 2.84 million number 2.85 million number 18,532 number Thailand
2020s 2.87 million number 2.62 million number 251,600 number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Italy or Thailand?
Italy, at 2.87 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 Italy and Thailand?
251,600 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 21st 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

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