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

Nepal
2.50 million number
in 2020
Thailand
2.62 million number
in 2020
Nepal rank
26th
Thailand rank
24th

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

  • Nepal
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.62 million number against 2.50 million number in Nepal, a difference of 121,920 number.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 26th 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 Nepal Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 834,310 number 1.41 million number 578,875 number Thailand
1980s 1.09 million number 3.52 million number 2.43 million number Thailand
1990s 1.26 million number 3.57 million number 2.31 million number Thailand
2000s 2.28 million number 3.13 million number 843,307 number Thailand
2010s 2.65 million number 2.85 million number 204,359 number Thailand
2020s 2.50 million number 2.62 million number 121,920 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, Nepal or Thailand?
Thailand, at 2.62 million number against 2.50 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Nepal and Thailand?
121,920 number, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Thailand?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Thailand rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 26th 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.