Italy vs Thailand: Secondary education, pupils

Italy
4.61 million
in 2023
Thailand
4.26 million
in 2025
Italy rank
26th
Thailand rank
29th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Italy
  • Thailand
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119982025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.61 million against 4.26 million in Thailand, a difference of 347,630.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 4.61 million 1.11 million 3.50 million Italy
1980s 5.32 million 2.09 million 3.24 million Italy
1990s 4.87 million 3.08 million 1.79 million Italy
2000s 4.53 million 4.48 million 51,482 Italy
2010s 4.61 million 5.18 million 572,955 Thailand
2020s 4.63 million 4.25 million 386,682 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Italy or Thailand?
Italy, at 4.61 million against 4.26 million in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Italy and Thailand?
347,630, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Italy ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.