Maldives vs Thailand: Share of children who have completed primary school
Maldives
99.4%
in 2025
Thailand
99.2%
in 2025
Maldives rank
50th
Thailand rank
52nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Maldives
- Thailand
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Thailand ahead.
Maldives ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 86.7% | 40.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 92.9% | 18.9% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 96.1% | 1.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 98.0% | 0.4% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Maldives or Thailand?
- Maldives, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Maldives and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Thailand rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Maldives ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 52nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.