Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
68.09 million
in 2024
Thailand
4.26 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th
Thailand rank
29th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 68.09 million against 4.26 million in Thailand, a difference of 63.84 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 16.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 12.23 million 1.11 million 11.11 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 19.99 million 2.09 million 17.90 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 32.27 million 3.18 million 29.08 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 43.72 million 4.41 million 39.31 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 50.61 million 5.18 million 45.43 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 62.43 million 4.26 million 58.16 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Thailand?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 68.09 million against 4.26 million in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
63.84 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.