Afghanistan vs Thailand: School age population, upper secondary education, male

Afghanistan
1.43 million number
in 2020
Thailand
1.34 million number
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Thailand rank
24th

School age population, upper secondary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Thailand
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.43 million number against 1.34 million number in Thailand, a difference of 85,360 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 382,365 number 893,787 number 511,423 number Thailand
1980s 392,109 number 1.76 million number 1.37 million number Thailand
1990s 563,316 number 1.81 million number 1.25 million number Thailand
2000s 825,044 number 1.59 million number 760,089 number Thailand
2010s 1.20 million number 1.46 million number 256,842 number Thailand
2020s 1.43 million number 1.34 million number 85,360 number Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Thailand?
Afghanistan, at 1.43 million number against 1.34 million number in Thailand as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Thailand?
85,360 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, male?
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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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

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