Thailand vs Türkiye: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Thailand
2.7%
in 2020
Türkiye
2.8%
in 2020
Thailand rank
11th
Türkiye rank
10th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Thailand
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.8% | 57.5% | 11.7% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 31.1% | 44.2% | 13.2% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 31.2% | 11.7% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 20.6% | 9.1% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 12.9% | 5.8% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 8.1% | 3.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Thailand or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Thailand and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Thailand ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.